brachial artery
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brachial artery
[′brā·kē·əl ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy)
An artery which originates at the axillary artery and branches into the radial and ulnar arteries; it distributes blood to the various muscles of the arm, the shaft of the humerus, the elbow joint, the forearm, and the hand.
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