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Noun: radial artery
  1. Branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm
    "The surgeon harvested a section of the radial artery for use in coronary bypass surgery";
    - arteria radialis

Derived forms: radial arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Encyclopedia: Radial artery