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innominate artery noun[ Cusually singular ] anatomy specializeduk /ɪˌnɒm.ɪ.nət ˈɑː.tər.i/ us /ɪˌnɑːm.ə.nət ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/ an artery(= a thick tube in the body) that carries blood from the heart to the head and the right arm: Direct pressure is applied to the innominate artery at the stoma site. This complication requires immediate surgical exploration to repair the damaged innominate artery. The innominate artery is the largest branch of the arch of the aorta. A shunt was placed between the innominate artery and the right pulmonary artery. The large thrombus was located distal to the innominate artery and extending into the carotid artery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The circulatory system & blood ABO accessory pathway adventitia adventitial ANA auricle bicuspid valve femoral artery gamma globulin glomus granulocyte haematogenous haemic phagocyte precava pulmonary artery pulmonary vein pulmonic Purkinje fibre tricuspid valve
Synonym
brachiocephalic artery See alsosubclavian artery |