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BRACHIAL ARTERY
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I. (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
Synonyms:
arteria brachialis; brachial artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("brachial artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("brachial artery" 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)
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