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suprascapular artery

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Main Entry: suprascapular artery
Function: noun
: a branch of the thyrocervical trunk that passes obliquely from within outward and over the suprascapular ligament to theback of the scapula
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suprascapular artery n.
An artery with its origin in the thyrocervical trunk, with distribution to the clavicle, scapula, muscles of the shoulder, and shoulder joint; and with anastomoses to the transverse cervical circumflex scapular artery. Also called transverse scapular artery.

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