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Definition of Arteria radialis

1. Noun. Branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm.

Medical Definition of Arteria radialis

1. The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Radialis

Literary usage of Arteria radialis

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

1. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"arteria radialis. The RADIAL ARTERY is properly the first branch of the ulnar; it goes off from it at a pretty obtuse angle in tlie ..."

2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"To bring the arteria radialis indicis and the arteria princeps pollicis into view, ... The arteria radialis indicis runs downwards between the adductor ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1821)
"The gradual enlargement of the ganglion seemed to have raised the arteria radialis from its natural situation. The trunk and course, both of this artery and ..."

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