circumflex artery

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Noun

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circumflex artery - any of several paired curving arteriesarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodyarteria circumflexa femoris, circumflex artery of the thigh - an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh musclesarteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery - an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder musclesarteria circumflexa ilium, circumflex iliac artery - an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius musclearteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery - an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area