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transverse cervical artery

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Main Entry: transverse cervical artery
Function: noun
: an inconstant branch of the thyrocervical trunk or of the subclavian artery that when present supplies or dividesinto branches supplying the region at the base of the neck and the muscles of the scapula
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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transverse cervical artery n.
An artery with origin in the thyrocervical trunk, with superficial cervical and descending scapular branches. Also called transverse artery of neck.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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