innominate artery (redirected from innominate arteries)

innominate artery

n.

An artery that arises from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian and right carotid arteries. Also called brachiocephalic artery, brachiocephalic trunk.

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innominate artery - a large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery; supplies the right side of the neck and head and the right shoulder and arm arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body