thoracodorsal artery

[ thôr′ə-kō-dôr′səl ]

n.

An artery with origin in the subscapular artery, with distribution to the muscles of the upper part of the back, and with anastomoses to the branches of the lateral thoracic artery.

Words nearby thoracodorsal artery

thoracoacromial vein, thoracoceloschisis, thoracocentesis, thoracocyllosis, thoracocyrtosis, thoracodorsal artery, thoracodorsal nerve, thoracodynia, thoracoepigastric vein, thoracogastroschisis, thoracolumbar