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brachial artery

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Noun1.brachial arterybrachial artery - the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
arteria brachialis
arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb


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2005) investigated human brachial artery reactivity in diabetic humans after PM exposure and suggested that both endothelium-dependent and -independent arterial dilation are impaired after PM exposure.
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Palpate one inch below the antecubital fossa (crease in elbow) to locate the brachial artery pulse found on the inside of the forearm.
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Not only was Wells Creswell seriously injured in the blast, which severed the brachial artery in her arm, she was subsequently outed and fired from her job at a real estate publication, and she watched her five-year relationship with her girlfriend crumble under the strain.
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