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nutrient artery ThesaurusNoun | 1. | nutrient artery - an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bonearteria nutriciaarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
EncyclopediaSeearterynutrient artery
artery [ahr´ter-e] a vessel through which the blood passes away from the heart to various parts of the body. The wall of an artery consists typically of an outer coat (tunica adventitia), a middle coat (tunica media), and an inner coat (tunica intima). Representation of arterial coats: A, tunica intima; B, internal elastic lamina; C, tunica media; D, external elastic lamina; E, tunica externa. From Dorland's, 2000. For names of specific arteries, see anatomic Table of Arteries in Appendices. See also Plate 8.end artery one that undergoes progressive branching without development of channels connecting with other arteries.nutrient artery any artery that supplies the marrow, or medulla, of a long bone.nu·tri·ent ar·ter·y [TA] an artery of variable origin that supplies the medullary cavity of a long bone. Synonym(s): arteria nutricia [TA], nutrient vesselnu·tri·ent ar·te·ry (nū'trē-ĕnt ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] An artery of variable origin that supplies the medullary cavity of a long bone. Synonym(s): arteria nutricia [TA] , nutrient vessel. nutrient artery Related to nutrient artery: nutrient artery of humerus, nutrient vein, nutrient artery of femurSynonyms for nutrient arterynoun an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long boneSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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