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circumflex humeral artery medical definition
noun
- An artery with origin in the axillary artery, with distribution to the shoulder joint and biceps muscle, and with anastomoses to the posterior circumflex humeral artery; anterior circumflex humeral artery.
- An artery with origin in the axillary artery, with distribution to the shoulder joint and muscles and with anastomoses to the anterior circumflex humeral, suprascapular, thoracoacromials, and deep brachial arteries; posterior circumflex humeral artery.