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Definition of Musculophrenic artery

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

Medical Definition of Musculophrenic artery

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 Musculophrenic Artery

Literary usage of Musculophrenic artery

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

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The Pericardial Branches supply the upper part of the anterior surface of the pericardium; the lower part receives brandies from the musculophrenic artery. ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The Pericardial Branches supply the upper part of the anterior surface of the pericardium; the lower part receives branches from the musculophrenic artery. ..."

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