CIRCUMFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does circumflex mean? 

• CIRCUMFLEX (noun)
  The noun CIRCUMFLEX has 1 sense:

1. a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

  Familiarity information: CIRCUMFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIRCUMFLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("circumflex" is a kind of...):

diacritic; diacritical mark (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)

 Context examples 

The first artery arising from the left circumflex artery that supplies the lateral wall, when counted from proximal to distal.

(First Obtuse Marginal Branch Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The left circumflex coronary artery and all of its branches, including the obtuse marginals, left posterolateral and left posterior descending artery branches.

(Circumflex Artery and its Branches, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel running parallel to the iliolumbar artery connected to the deep circumflex iliac and lumbar veins that drains into the internal iliac vein.

(Iliolumbar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

The posterior descending artery (PDA) and posterolateral artery (PLA) arises from the left circumflex artery.

(Left Cardiac Artery Dominance, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The segment of the left circumflex artery between the first and second marginal branches.

(Mid-Circumflex Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The segment of the left circumflex artery that is between the second and third obtuse marginal branches.

(Distal Circumflex Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Thus, there is approximately equal contribution to the inferior surface of the left ventricle from both the left circumflex and right coronary arteries.

(Co-Dominant Artery, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The left circumflex coronary artery and all of its branches.

(Circumflex Artery and its Branches, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The segment of the left circumflex artery that is distal to the third marginal branch, located in the atrioventricular groove.

(Circumflex Artery AV Groove Continuation Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

One of two (deep circumflex and superficial circumflex) iliac arteries that supply the lower abdomen, inguinal lymph nodes, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae.

(Circumflex Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)