BRACHIAL ARTERY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow

Synonyms:

arteria brachialis; brachial artery

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("brachial artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("brachial artery" is a part of...):

arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)

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