axillary artery

1. 1.

   the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below

   Synonymsarteria axillaris

   Broaderartery

   Part ofarmpit

Questions about axillary artery

What does axillary artery mean?

axillary artery means "the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below".

What is another word for axillary artery?

Close synonyms include arteria axillaris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.