transverse cervical artery
English
editNoun
edittransverse cervical artery (plural transverse cervical arteries)
- (anatomy) An inconstant branch of the thyrocervical trunk or of the subclavian artery that when present supplies or divides into branches supplying the region at the base of the neck and the muscles of the scapula.
- Coordinate terms: ascending cervical artery, deep cervical artery
Translations
editbranch of the thyrocervical trunk or the subclavian artery
See also
editReferences
edit- “transverse cervical artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.