SYN: artery. SEE ALSO: branch. [L. from G. a., the windpipe, later an artery as distinct from a vein]
- a. acetabuli SYN: acetabular branch.
- arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior superior alveolar arteries, under artery.
- a. anastomotica auricularis magna SYN: atrial anastomotic branch of circumflex branch of left coronary artery.
- a. anastomotica magna 1. SYN: inferior ulnar collateral artery. 2. SYN: descending genicular artery.
- a. angularis [TA] SYN: branch to angular gyrus.
- a. appendicularis [TA] SYN: appendicular artery.
- arteriae atriales SYN: atrial arteries, under artery.
- a. auditiva interna SYN: labyrinthine artery.
- a. axillaris [TA] SYN: axillary artery.
- a. basilaris [TA] SYN: basilar artery.
- a. brachialis [TA] SYN: brachial artery.
- a. buccalis [TA] SYN: buccal artery.
- a. callosomarginalis [TA] SYN: callosomarginal artery.
- arteriae caroticotympanicae (arteriae carotidis internae) [TA] SYN: caroticotympanic arteries (of internal carotid artery), under artery.
- a. carotis communis [TA] SYN: common carotid artery.
- arteriae centrales anterolaterales [TA] SYN: anterolateral central arteries, under artery.
- arteriae centrales anteromediales [TA] SYN: anteromedial central arteries, under artery.
- arteriae centrales posterolaterales [TA] SYN: posterolateral central arteries, under artery.
- arteriae centrales posteromediales [TA] SYN: posteromedial central arteries, under artery.
- a. cervicalis superficialis SYN: superficial cervical artery. SEE ALSO: superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery.
- a. cervicovaginalis SYN: cervicovaginal artery.
- arteriae circumferentiales brevis [TA] SYN: short circumferential arteries, under artery.
- a. circumflexa scapulae [TA] SYN: circumflex scapular artery.
- a. cochlearis communis [TA] SYN: common cochlear artery.
- a. cochlearis propria [TA] SYN: proper cochlear artery.
- a. collicularis [TA] SYN: collicular artery.
- a. commissuralis mediana [TA] SYN: median commissural artery.
- a. cremasterica [TA] SYN: cremasteric artery.
- a. cystica [TA] SYN: cystic artery.
- a. deferentialis SYN: artery to ductus deferens.
- arteriae encephali [TA] SYN: arteries of brain, under artery.
- a. episcleralis [TA] SYN: episcleral artery.
- a. femoralis [TA] SYN: femoral artery.
- a. flexurae dextrae [TA] SYN: right flexural artery.
- a. frontalis SYN: supratrochlear artery.
- a. gastrica dextra [TA] SYN: right gastric artery.
- arteriae gastricae breves [TA] SYN: short gastric arteries, under artery.
- a. gastrica sinistra [TA] SYN: left gastric artery.
- a. gastroduodenalis [TA] SYN: gastroduodenal artery.
- a. gastroepiploica dextra SYN: right gastroomental artery.
- arteriae gastroepiploicae gastroomental arteries, under artery.
- a. gastroepiploica sinistra SYN: left gastroomental artery.
- arteriae gastro-omentales [TA] SYN: gastroomental arteries, under artery.
- a. gastroomentalis dextra [TA] SYN: right gastroomental artery.
- a. gastroomentalis sinistra [TA] SYN: left gastroomental artery.
- a. hepatica communis [TA] SYN: common hepatic artery.
- a. hepatica propria SYN: hepatic artery proper.
- a. hyaloidea [TA] SYN: hyaloid artery.
- arteriae ileales [TA] SYN: ileal arteries, under artery.
- a. ileocolica [TA] SYN: ileocolic artery.
- a. iliaca communis [TA] SYN: common iliac artery.
- a. iliolumbalis [TA] SYN: iliolumbar artery.
- a. infraorbitalis [TA] SYN: infraorbital artery.
- arteriae insulares [TA] SYN: insular arteries, under artery.
- arteriae intercostales posteriores I et II SYN: first and second posterior intercostal arteries, under artery.
- arteriae intercostales posteriores III-XI [TA] SYN: posterior intercostal arteries 3–11, under artery.
- arteriae intercostales posteriores prima et secunda [TA]
- a. intercostalis suprema [TA] SYN: supreme intercostal artery.
- arteriae interlobares renis [TA] SYN: interlobar arteries of kidney, under artery.
- arteriae interlobulares [TA] SYN: interlobular arteries, under artery.
- a. interlobulares (hepatis) SYN: interlobular arteries of liver, under artery.
- a. intermesenterica SYN: ascending artery (2).
- a. interossea communis [TA] SYN: common interosseous artery.
- a. interossea recurrens [TA] SYN: recurrent interosseous artery.
- arteriae intrarenales [TA] SYN: intrarenal arteries, under artery.
- arteriae jejunales [TA] SYN: jejunal arteries, under artery.
- arteriae labiales anteriores SYN: anterior labial branches of deep external pudendal artery, under branch.
- a. labyrinthi [TA] SYN: labyrinthine artery.
- a. lacrimalis [TA] SYN: lacrimal artery.
- a. lienalis splenic artery.
- a. lingualis [TA] SYN: lingual artery.
- a. lingularis [TA] left pulmonary artery.
- arteriae lumbales [TA] SYN: lumbar arteries, under artery.
- arteriae lumbales imae [TA] SYN: lowest lumbar arteries, under artery.
- a. lusoria an aberrant right subclavian artery arising from the descending aorta; it passes posterior to the esophagus, often producing dysphagia.
- arteriae malleolares posteriores laterales SYN: lateral malleolar branch (of fibular peroneal artery).
- arteriae malleolares posteriores mediales SYN: medial malleolar branches (of posterior tibial artery), under branch.
- arteriae mammillares [TA] SYN: mammillary arteries, under artery.
- a. masseterica [TA] SYN: masseteric artery.
- a. maxillaris [TA] SYN: maxillary artery.
- a. maxillaris externa SYN: facial artery.
- a. mediana SYN: median artery.
- arteriae membri inferioris [TA] SYN: arteries of lower limb, under artery.
- arteriae membri superioris [TA] SYN: arteries of upper limb, under artery.
- a. metatarsalis [TA] SYN: metatarsal artery.
- arteriae musculares (arteriae ophthalmicae) [TA] SYN: muscular arteries (of ophthalmic artery), under artery.
- a. musculophrenica [TA] SYN: musculophrenic artery.
- arteriae nervorum arteries to nerves.
- a. nutricia [TA] SYN: nutrient artery.
- a. obturatoria [TA] SYN: obturator artery.
- a. occipitalis [TA] SYN: occipital artery.
- a. ophthalmica [TA] SYN: ophthalmic artery.
- a. ovarica [TA] SYN: ovarian artery.
- arteriae palpebrales (laterales et mediales) [TA] SYN: (lateral and medial) palpebral arteries, under artery.
- a. pancreatica magna SYN: greater pancreatic artery.
- a. pancreaticoduodenalis superior (anterior et posterior) SYN: (anterior and posterior) superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
- a. paracentralis SYN: paracentral branches (of pericallosal artery), under branch.
- arteriae parietales (laterales et mediales) [TA] SYN: (lateral and medial) parietal arteries, under artery.
- arteriae parieto- occipitales SYN: parieto-occipital branches (of anterior cerebral artery), under branch.
- arteriae perforantes anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior perforating arteries, under artery.
- arteriae perforantes arteriae profundae femoris [TA] SYN: perforating arteries (of deep femoral artery), under artery.
- arteriae perforantes radiatae (renis) [TA] SYN: perforating radiate arteries (of kidney), under artery.
- a. pericallosa [TA] SYN: pericallosal artery.
- a. pericardiacophrenica [TA] SYN: pericardiacophrenic artery.
- a. perinealis [TA] SYN: perineal artery.
- a. peronea fibular artery.
- a. pharyngea ascendens [TA] SYN: ascending pharyngeal artery.
- arteriae pontis [TA] SYN: pontine arteries, under artery.
- a. poplitea [TA] SYN: popliteal artery.
- a. prepancreatica [TA] SYN: prepancreatic artery.
- a. pterygomeningealis [TA] SYN: pterygomeningeal artery.
- arteriae pudendae externae [TA] SYN: (superficial and deep) external pudendal arteries, under artery.
- a. pulmonalis SYN: pulmonary trunk.
- a. pulmonalis dextra [TA] SYN: right pulmonary artery.
- a. pulmonalis sinistra [TA] SYN: left pulmonary artery.
- a. quadrigeminalis collicular artery.
- arteriae radiculares (anterior et posterior) SYN: (anterior and posterior) radicular arteries, under artery.
- a. renalis [TA] SYN: renal artery.
- a. retroduodenalis [TA] SYN: retroduodenal artery.
- a. segmentalis lateralis [TA] SYN: lateral basal segmental artery. See left pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery.
- a. segmentalis medialis [TA] SYN: medial basal segmental artery. See left pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery.
- arteriae sigmoideae [TA] SYN: sigmoid arteries, under artery.
- a. spermatica interna SYN: testicular artery.
- a. sphenopalatina [TA] SYN: sphenopalatine artery.
- a. splenica [TA] SYN: splenic artery.
- a. stylomastoidea [TA] SYN: stylomastoid artery.
- a. subclavia [TA] SYN: subclavian artery.
- a. subcostalis [TA] SYN: subcostal artery.
- a. sublingualis [TA] SYN: sublingual artery.
- a. submentalis [TA] SYN: submental artery.
- a. subscapularis [TA] SYN: subscapular artery.
- a. sulci postcentralis [TA] SYN: artery of postcentral sulcus.
- a. sulci precentralis [TA] SYN: artery of precentral sulcus.
- a. suprachiasmatica [TA] SYN: suprachiasmatic artery.
- a. supraduodenalis [TA] SYN: supraduodenal artery.
- a. supraoptica [TA] SYN: supraoptic artery.
- a. supraorbitalis [TA] SYN: supraorbital artery.
- arteriae suprarenales superiores [TA] SYN: superior suprarenal arteries, under artery.
- a. suprascapularis [TA] SYN: suprascapular artery.
- a. supratrochlearis [TA] SYN: supratrochlear artery.
- arteriae surales [TA] SYN: sural arteries, under artery.
- a. testicularis [TA] SYN: testicular artery.
- arteriae thalamostriatae anterolaterales SYN: anterolateral central arteries, under artery.
- arteriae thalamostriatae anteromediales SYN: anteromedial central arteries, under artery.
- a. thoracoacromialis [TA] SYN: thoracoacromial artery.
- a. thoracodorsalis [TA] SYN: thoracodorsal artery.
- a. transversa cervicis transverse cervical artery.
- a. transversa colli [TA] SYN: transverse cervical artery.
- a. transversa faciei [TA] SYN: transverse facial artery.
- a. tuberis cinerei [TA] SYN: artery of tuber cinereum.
- a. umbilicalis [TA] SYN: umbilical artery.
- a. uncalis [TA] SYN: uncal artery.
- a. urethralis [TA] SYN: urethral artery.
- a. uterina [TA] SYN: uterine artery.
- a. vaginalis [TA] SYN: vaginal artery.
- arteriae ventriculares [TA] SYN: ventricular arteries, under artery.
- a. vertebralis [TA] SYN: vertebral artery.
- a. vestibuli anterior vestibular artery.
- a. vestibulocochlearis [TA] SYN: vestibulocochlear artery.
- a. vitellina SYN: vitelline artery.
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ar·te·ria (ahr-tērґe-ə) pl. arteґriae [L. arteria; from Gr. artēria, possibly from aēr air + tērein to keep, because the arteries were thought to contain air, or from aeirein to lift or attach] [TA] artery.Medical dictionary. 2011.