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Noun: brachial artery
  1. The main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
    "The nurse took the patient's blood pressure by listening to the brachial artery with a stethoscope";
    - arteria brachialis

Derived forms: brachial arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Part of: arm

Encyclopedia: Brachial artery