ARTERIA BRACHIALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria brachialis mean? 

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

1. the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA BRACHIALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria brachialis; brachial artery

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

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

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

arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)