costocervical trunk

noun

costocervical trunk

noun

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A branch of the subclavian artery that divides to supply the first or first two intercostal spaces and the deep structures of the neck.

Related terms: dorsal scapular artery, internal thoracic artery, thyrocervical trunk, vertebral artery

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