thyrocervical trunk

noun

thyrocervical trunk

noun
1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A short thick branch of the subclavian artery that divides into the inferior thyroid, suprascapular, and transverse cervical arteries.

Related terms
costocervical trunk, dorsal scapular artery, internal thoracic artery, vertebral artery

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