brachial artery

English

Noun

brachial artery (plural brachial arteries)

  1. (anatomy) The main artery of the upper arm that is a direct continuation of the axillary artery beginning at the inferior border of the teres major muscle, runs along the medial aspect of the upper arm, and divides into the radial and ulnar arteries at the cubital fossa.
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