| humeral artery | <anatomy, artery> The artery that runs from the shoulder down to the elbow. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anterior circumflex humeral artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, shoulder joint and biceps muscle; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral artery. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri anterior, anterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior humeral circumflex artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, shoulder joint and biceps muscle; anastomoses, posterior circumflex humeral artery. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri anterior, anterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior circumflex humeral artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior humeral circumflex artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and structures of shoulder joint; anastomoses, anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromial, and profunda brachii. Synonym: arteria circumflexa humeri posterior, posterior humeral circumflex artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex humeral arteries | See: anterior circumflex humeral artery, posterior circumflex humeral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| humeral | 1. Of, relating to or situated in the region of the humerus: brachial. 2. Of or belonging to the shoulder. 3. Of, relating to or being any of several body parts that are analogous in structure, function or location to the humerus or shoulder. (18 Nov 1997) |
| humeral articulation | A ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. Synonym: articulatio humeri, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| humeral head | The name applied to the heads of forearm muscles that attach to the humerus. Nomina Anatomica lists humeral heads (caput humerale...) of the following: 1) flexor carpli ulnaris muscle (... Musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris ); 2) pronator teres muscle (... Musculi pronatoris teretis ). Synonym: caput humerale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse humeral ligament | <anatomy> A fibrous band running more or less obliquely from the greater to the lesser tuberosity of the humerus, bridging over the bicipital groove. Synonym: Brodie's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral humeral epicondylitis | <rheumatology> Inflammation at the lateral epicondyle (bony process of the humerus) of the elbow and the tendons insertions. It has earned the name tennis elbow because of the common occurrence of this condition in tennis players (constant dorsiflexion of the wrist). See: medial epicondylitis. (13 Jan 1998) |
| anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the middle meningeal artery arising in the cranial cavity which runs anteriorly through the superior orbital fissure to anastomose with the lacrimal artery. See: orbital branch of middle meningeal artery. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's artery | <anatomy, artery> An anomalous artery arising from the posteromedial proximal descending aorta, important during coarctation repair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aberrant artery | Artery having an unusual origin or course. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aberrant obturator artery | See: pubic branch of inferior epigastric artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory meningeal branch of middle meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of either the middle meningeal or maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa and passing superiorly through the foramen ovale to supply the trigeminal ganglion, dura mater and inner table of bone. Synonym: ramus meningeus accessorius arteriae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |