Medical Dictionary

thoracodorsal artery

noun tho·ra·co·dor·sal artery \ˌthō-rə-kō-ˌdr-səl-\

Medical Definition of THORACODORSAL ARTERY

:  an artery that is continuous with the axillary artery, accompanies the thoracodorsal nerve, and supplies or gives off branches supplying the subscapularis muscle, latissimus dorsi, serratus anterior, and the intercostal muscles

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