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Definition of Arteria musculophrenica

1. Noun. An artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles.

Medical Definition of Arteria musculophrenica

1. Origin, the lateral terminal branch of internal thoracic; distribution, diaphragm and intercostal muscles; anastomoses, branches of pericardiacophrenic, inferior phrenic, and posterior intercostal arteries. Synonym: arteria musculophrenica. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Musculophrenica

Literary usage of Arteria musculophrenica

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)
"... (arteria musculophrenica) can only be seen by reflecting the transversalis from the ribs. It will be found at the level of the eighth rib. ..."

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