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ARTERY 



Artereurysm (ar-ter' -u-rizm). See Aneurysm (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Arteriasis (ar-te-ri-a' '-sis) [aprripia, an artery]. De- 

 generation of an artery ; it may be either calcareous 

 or fatty. 



Arteriitis (ar-te-re-i'-tis). See Arteritis. 



Arteriochalasis [ar-te-re-o-kal-a' '-sis) [aprr/pta, artery; 

 Xas.acig, a slackening]. Arterial atony. 



Arteriodialysis {ar-te-re-o-di-al' -is-is) \_aprrjpla, artery ; 

 dialvatg, dissolution]. Attenuation of the arterial 

 walls with or without rupture. 



Arteriodiastasis. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. See Arterio- 

 ectopia (Illus. Diet.). 3. The divergence of two ar- 

 teries that lie near each other normally. 



Arteriodiplopiesmus (ar-te-re-o-dip-lo-pi-ez / -mus) \hp- 

 rrjpia, artery ; 6it:~aooq, twofold ; -teauog, pressure]. 

 D'Etiolles' procedure for obtaining rapid coagulation 

 of the blood in that part of an artery lying between 

 two points upon which simultaneous pressure is made. 



Arterioid {ar-te' -re-oid) \_apri;pia, artery ; eldoq, like- 

 ness]. Resembling an artery. 



Arteriolith i^ar-te'-re-o-lith) [apTrjpia, artery; "kidoc., 

 stone]. A calculus in an artery from calcification of a 

 thrombus. 



Arteriomalacosis {ar-te-re-o-mal-ak-o' '-sis). See Arte- 

 riomalacia (Illus. Diet.). 



Arteriometer {ar-te-re-om'-et-ur) [aprrjpia, artery; 

 fiETpoi', measure]. An instrument for measuring the 

 changes in the caliber of a pulsating artery. 



Arteriopalmus (ar-te-re-o-pal'-mus) [apri/pla, artery; 

 ■jra/MOQ, palpitation]. Throbbing of the arteries. 



Arterioperissia, Arteriopsrittia {ai'-te-re-o-per-is 1 '-<?- 

 ah, -it'-e-ah) [apnjpia, an artery; -zpiaooc,, excessive]. 

 Abnormal or excessive arterial development. Syn., 

 Perittarteria ; Perrissoarleria. 



Arteriopituitous {ar-te-re-o-pit-u'-it-us) \_arteria, ar- 

 tery; pituita, mucus]. Applied to the blood-vessels 

 of the nasal passages. 



Arterioplegmus (ar-te-re-o-pleg'-mus) \apTrjpia, an 

 artery; wXeyfia, anything twined or plaited]. Perpli- 

 cation. 



Arterioploce (ar-te-rc-op'lo-se) \_ap7Tjpia, an artery; 

 k/mk/j, twining]. Perplication. 



Arteriorrhaphy. See Operation, Matas' '. 



Arterioscenographia {ar-te-re-o-sen-o-graf ' -e-ah) \ap- 

 rqp'ta, an artery ; aiajvoypatyia, the art of scene paint- 

 ing]. Delineation of arteries. 



Arteriosteogenesis (ar-le-re-o-ste-o-Jen / -e-sis) [apr?/pia, 

 an artery ; boriov, a bone ; yiveaig, production] . Cal- 

 cification of an artery. 



Arteriosteosis, Arteriostosis (ar-te-re-os-te-(/-sis, ar- 

 te-re-os-to , -sis). See Arteriosteogenesis. 



Arteriotrepsis [ar-te-re-o-trep' -sis) [aprr/pla, an artery ; 

 rpeipig, torsion]. See Arteriostrepsis (Illus. Diet.). 



Arteritis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Inflammation of the 

 external coat of an artery. A. syphilitica, endar- 

 teritis deformans caused by syphilis. A. umbilicalis, 

 septic inflammation of the umbilical arteries in the 

 newborn. 



Arteriversion (ar-te-re-vur'-skun) \arteria, an artery ; 

 vertere, to turn]. The correct term for aerlerioversion. 



Artery. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Abdominal. See A., 

 Circumflex Iliac, Deep (Illus. Diet.). A., Abdom- 

 inal, External or Subcutaneous. 1. See A. Epi- 

 gastric, Superficial (Illus. Diet.). 2. See A., Pudic, 

 External or Superior (Illus. Diet.). A., Abdom- 

 inal, Posterior. See A., Epigastric, Deep (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Acetabular, a branch of the internal 

 circumflex artery distributed to the hip-joint. A., 

 Alar. 1. See A., Alar, Thoracic (Illus. Diet.). 2. 

 See A., Axillary. A.s, Allantoic. See A., Uiubil- 

 ical (Illus. Diet. ). A., Alveolar, Inferior. See A., 



Mandibular (Illus. Diet.). A., Alveolar, Posterior 

 See A., Dental, Posterior (Illus. Diet.). A., Alve- 

 olar, Superior. See A., Dental, Super 1, 

 Diet). A.s, Anastomotic, those which 

 other arteries more or less remote from eacli other 

 A., Anastomotic (of the thigh). See Ann 

 magna (of superficial femoral) (Illus. Diet. ). A., An 

 astomotic, Transverse, a division of the anteiio 

 peroneal artery which anastomoses with a branch of th 

 posterior tibial artery. A., Anastomotica magn. 

 (of the thumb), a branch of the radial artery runnin 

 between the metacarpal bone of the thumb and th 

 muscles lying over it and branching into the palms 

 collateral arteries. A., Anonymous. See 

 nominate (Illus. Diet.). A., Aortic Uterine, 

 branch of the abdominal aorta, which arises a litt 

 below the renal artery, descends upon thi 

 muscle ; is distributed to the ovary, the oviduct, ai 

 the side of the uterus, and anastomoses with the hjp 

 gastric uterine artery. It is the internal spermati 

 artery of the female. Syn., A., Uteroovarian. A 

 Apoplectic, the carotid artery. A.s, Articular (< 

 the arm). See A., Circumflex, Anterior and Posterx 

 (of axillary) (Illus. Diet.). A., Articular (of t' 1 

 head of the fibula), a branch of the anterior tibij 

 artery, extending beneath the fibula to the tibiofibuli 

 articulation ; "it is covered by the origins of the perooe 

 longus and extensor digitorum muscles. A., Articul 1 

 (of the maxilla), a branch of the superficial tempo ! 

 artery, distributing a twig to the temporomaxilld 

 articulation and others which enter the ear with tj 

 facial nerve. A.s, Articular, Inferior (of the knetj 

 the internal and external articular arteries of the km j 

 A., Articular, Inferior External (of the km 

 branch of the popliteal artery anastomosing w 

 the other articular arteries, at the forepart of the kn 

 joint. It passes beneath the outer head of the 

 nemius muscle, the external lateral ligament of j 

 knee, and the tendon of the biceps femoralis muse] 

 and rests upon the external semilunar cartilage. 

 Articular, Inferior Internal (of the knee), a 

 of the popliteal artery distributed to the outer 1 j 

 of the knee and connecting with the other 

 arteries of the knee after running downw 

 inward along the upper border of the | 

 muscle. A., Af*icular, Middle (of the elbo 

 a small division of the ulnar artery, and sometimes of S 

 radial, extending to the radioulnar orbicular 1l 

 A., Atloidomuscular, in veterinary anatomy BO 

 constant branch of the occipital artery, given 

 beneath the transverse process of the atlas and I 

 tributed to the surrounding parts. A., Auditory. )• 

 ternal, a division of the first part of the intern 

 lary artery ; it enters the tympanum by the ( 

 fissure and is distributed to the tympanum 

 Auricular, Anterior, a varying number of 

 of the temporal artery, distributed to the 

 portion of the auricle, the lobule, and to a portii 

 external meatus, and connecting with branch 

 posterior auricular. A., Azygos (of the to 

 small artery formed by the junction of branch 

 dorsal arteries of the tongue ; it extends 

 median line of the dorsum of the tongue. A., 1 ■ 

 chial, Common. See A., Subclavian (Illus. I>' 

 A., Brachial, Deep. See A., Circumflex, 

 (of the axillary) (Illus. Diet.). A.s, Broncl 1. 

 Anterior, branches of the internal mamma 

 supplying the bronchi. A.s, Bronchial, I 

 Posterior, branches of the thoracic aorta 

 uted to the bronchi. A.s, Bronchial, Left, ' 

 branches given off by the left side of the thorai 

 supplying the dorsal surface of the left brow 



