CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY


Meaning of CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY in English

noun

: any of several paired curving arteries as:

a. : either of two branches of the deep femoral artery, an external supplying the front of the thigh and an internal the adductor muscles and adjacent parts

b. : either of two branches of the axillary artery that wind around the neck of the humerus

c. : either circumflex iliac artery

d. : a branch of the subscapular artery supplying the muscles of the shoulder

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