ARTERIA AXILLARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria axillaris mean? 

• ARTERIA AXILLARIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA AXILLARIS has 1 sense:

1. the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA AXILLARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA AXILLARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria axillaris; axillary artery

Hypernyms ("arteria axillaris" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("arteria axillaris" is a part of...):

armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder)