Definition of Arteria circumflexa scapulae

1. Noun. An artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area.

Exact synonyms: Circumflex Scapular Artery
Generic synonyms: Circumflex Artery
Group relationships: Articulatio Humeri, Shoulder, Shoulder Joint

Medical Definition of Arteria circumflexa scapulae

1. Synonym: circumflex scapular artery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Circumflexa Scapulae

arteria choroidea anterior
arteria choroidea posterior
arteria ciliaris
arteria ciliaris anterior
arteria ciliaris posterior brevis
arteria ciliaris posterior longa
arteria circumflexa femoris
arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
arteria circumflexa femoris medialis
arteria circumflexa humeri
arteria circumflexa humeri anterior
arteria circumflexa humeri posterior
arteria circumflexa iliaca profunda
arteria circumflexa iliaca superficialis
arteria circumflexa ilium
arteria circumflexa scapulae (current term)
arteria coeliaca
arteria colica
arteria colica dextra
arteria colica media
arteria colica sinistra
arteria collateralis media
arteria collateralis radialis
arteria collateralis ulnaris inferior
arteria collateralis ulnaris superior
arteria comes nervi phrenici
arteria comitans nervi ischiadici
arteria comitans nervi mediani
arteria communicans
arteria communicans anterior

Literary usage of Arteria circumflexa scapulae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"Dorsalis Scapulae Artery (arteria circumflexa scapulae).— This vessel has already been observed to arise from the subscapular branch of the axillary, ..."

2. Friederici Tiedemann, Anatomes et physiologiae in Academia Heidelbergensi by Friedrich Tiedemann (1822)
"23. Supinator brevis. 24. Arteria axillaris. 25. Arteria subscapularis. 26. arteria circumflexa scapulae. 27. Ramus thoracicus. 28. 28. 28. 28. ..."

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