costocervical trunk

costocervical trunk
cos·to·cer·vi·cal trunk -'sər-və-kəl- n a branch of the subclavian artery that divides to supply the first or first two intercostal spaces and the deep structures of the neck see INTERCOSTAL ARTERY (b)

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truncus costocervicalis.

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