artery
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artery
any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body
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artery
[′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy)
A vascular tube that carries blood away from the heart.
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References in periodicals archive
The embolization of the
profunda femoris artery branch leading to haemorrhage or pseudoaneurysm, is a relatively straight forward choice however it results in occlusion of the vessel which may be not be an ideal situation.
Horsley, "
Profunda femoris artery branch pseudoaneurysm following total hip arthroplasty," International Journal of Orthopaedics, vol.
False aneurysm of the
profunda femoris artery, a rare complication of a proximal femoral fracture.
False aneurysm of the
profunda femoris artery following nail and plate fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture.
Surgical importance of the
profunda femoris artery. Arch Surg 1961; 82:32-7.
In such cases, the external iliac artery ends in the
profunda femoris artery. Occasionally the obturator artery, superficial external pudendal artery or
profunda femoris artery might arise from external iliac artery as its abnormal branch (Bergman et al., 1988).
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