arteria innominata

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English

Etymology

From Latin artēria (artery) and innōmināta (unnamed).

Noun

arteria innominata (plural arteriae innominatae)

  1. (dated, anatomy) The innominate artery or brachiocephalic artery.
    • 1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 169:
      The carotids were in their natural state; the arteria innominata and the subclavian were twice their natural diameter: their smaller branches were proportionally dilated and bent zigzag.