Noun: brachial artery
- 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