Of the nature of an artery; of, relating to, or involving an artery or arteries; (of blood) contained in the arteries (or the left side of the…

= aorta, n.

The carotid artery. Also as adj.

Elliptical for temporal artery, temporal bone, temporal muscle at sense A., etc.

a pulmonary vein; cf. later venous artery n. at venous, adj. compounds.

an artery of the inguinal or pubic region of the body (perhaps the internal or external iliac artery).

The great artery or trunk of the arterial system, from its origin in the left ventricle of the heart to its division into the two iliac arteries…

Of or pertaining to the head, situated in the head; of the nature of a head. Physiology and Biology.

The subclavian vein or artery.

a pulmonary vein; cf. earlier venal artery n. at venal, adj.1 1, veiny artery n. at veiny, adj. compounds.

The subclavian vein or artery. Obsolete. rare.

Anatomy. A pulmonary blood vessel, esp. a pulmonary artery.

Of or belonging to the belly, or cavity of the abdomen. Applied spec. to an intestinal disease, esp. of children, characterized by defective…

A renal blood vessel; esp. a renal artery.

Anatomy and Zoology. A radial blood vessel, esp. a radial artery; a radial nerve; †a radial muscle (obsolete).

A carotid artery.

Anatomy. A ranine artery or vein. Now rare.

A part or structure associated with or located in the region of the thigh or the femur; esp. a femoral artery or vein.

The hypogastric arteries. Obsolete. rare.

Short for iliac artery at sense A. 2, etc.

Anatomy. = pudendal, n.

Anatomy. Any of several branches of the femoral and popliteal arteries that supply the knee. Now rare.

Anatomy. = pudendal, n. Now rare.

Anatomy. A large artery arising from arch of the aorta, giving rise to the right subclavian and right common carotid arteries. Now rare.

Anatomy. A mammary artery or vein; esp. in internal mammary n. the internal thoracic artery or vein (now frequently attributive).

Pertaining to the flank, or to the ilium or flank-bone.

one of the small branches given off at nearly right angles from the basilar.

Anatomy. innominate bone (Os innominatum), the hip-bone, a union of three original bones: see quot. 1879. innominate artery (Arteria innominata), a…

absol. as n. (also in Latin form innominatum, -ata): = innominate bone at sense 3a, artery, n., or vein.

Anatomy. Applied to various structures connected with the thyroid cartilage or gland, as the thyroid arteries, thyroid nerves, thyroid veins, etc. th…

The hyoid artery.

The middle cerebral artery.

elliptical. = coronary artery, etc., esp. coronary thrombosis.