Medical Dictionary
posterior humeral circumflex artery
noun
Medical Definition of POSTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY
: an artery that branches from the axillary artery in the shoulder, curves around the back of the humerus, and is distributed especially to the deltoid muscle and shoulder joint—compare anterior humeral circumflex artery
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