Medical Dictionary
radial artery
noun
Medical Definition of RADIAL ARTERY
: the smaller of the two branches into which the brachial artery divides just below the bend of the elbow and which passes along the radial side of the forearm to the wrist then winds backward around the outer side of the carpus and enters the palm between the first and second metacarpal bones to form the deep palmar arch
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