suprascapular artery

English

Noun

suprascapular artery (plural suprascapular arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the thyrocervical trunk that passes obliquely from within outward and over the suprascapular ligament to the back of the scapula.

Translations

branch of the thyrocervical trunk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肩胛上動脈／肩胛上动脉 (jiānjiǎshàng dòngmài)

See also

• inferior thyroid artery
• transverse cervical artery

References

• “suprascapular artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.