circumflex artery

/ˌsʌrkəmˈflɛks ˌɑrdəri/

Other forms: circumflex arteries

Definitions of circumflex artery

1. noun

   any of several paired curving arteries
   types:

   arteria circumflexa femoris, circumflex artery of the thigh

   an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles

   arteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery

   an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles

   arteria circumflexa ilium, circumflex iliac artery

   an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle

   arteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery

   an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area

   type of:

   arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

   a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body