circumflex artery — noun any of several paired curving arteries • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑circumflex artery of the thigh, ↑arteria circumflexa femoris, ↑circumflex humeral artery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
circumflex artery of the thigh — noun an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles • Syn: ↑arteria circumflexa femoris • Hypernyms: ↑circumflex artery • Part Holonyms: ↑thigh … Useful english dictionary
Anterior humeral circumflex artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = a. circumflexa humeri anterior GraySubject = 149 GrayPage = 589 Caption = The scapular and circumflex arteries. (Anterior humeral circumflex visible in upper right.) Caption2 = The axillary artery and its… … Wikipedia
Posterior humeral circumflex artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria circumflexa humeri posterior GraySubject = 149 GrayPage = 589 Caption = The axillary artery and its branches, including posterior humeral circumflex. Caption2 = The scapular and circumflex arteries.… … Wikipedia
Superficial iliac circumflex artery — Infobox Artery Name = Superficial iliac circumflex artery Latin = arteria circumflexa ilium superficialis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Scheme of the femoral artery. (Superficial circumflex iliac labeled at upper right.) Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
Humeral circumflex artery — can refer to: Posterior humeral circumflex artery Anterior humeral circumflex artery See also Circumflex branch of left coronary artery This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
anterior humeral circumflex artery — n an artery that branches from the axillary artery in the shoulder, curves around the front of the humerus, is distributed or gives off branches distributed esp. to the shoulder joint, head of the humerus, biceps brachii, and deltoid muscle, and… … Medical dictionary
humeral circumflex artery — see ANTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY, POSTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY … Medical dictionary
lateral femoral circumflex artery — n an artery that branches from the deep femoral artery or from the femoral artery itself and that supplies the muscles of the lateral part of the thigh and hip joint compare MEDIAL FEMORAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY … Medical dictionary
medial femoral circumflex artery — n an artery that branches from the deep femoral artery or from the femoral artery itself and that supplies the muscles of the medial part of the thigh and hip joint compare LATERAL FEMORAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY … Medical dictionary
