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brachiocephalic

/ ˌbreɪkɪəsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or supplying the arm and head

    brachiocephalic artery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A CT angiogram showed areas of significant constriction of his right brachiocephalic trunk, one of the large blood vessels near Nova’s heart, as the cause of cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia, an irregular or abnormal heartbeat.

Acrylic and ink wash on vintage text - Limited edition prints available - just click on the image Hipstah-honeys like ‘em lean ‘n green, in skinny jeans… Ben keeps a fine, firm grip on the brachiocephalic graft.

The aortic trunk is very short, sends off the coronary arteries and then the left aorta brachiocephalica, while the rest divides into the right brachiocephalic and the aorta descendens.

Each brachiocephalic soon sends off its subclavian, while in the normal or more usual cases the rest proceeds as the carotid trunk, inclusive of the vertebral artery.

He showed that it represented the conflict of the brachiocephalic culture of the Wendic races with the dolichocephalic culture of the Alpine stock.

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