arteria digitalis
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The surgeon carefully examined the patient's arteria digitalis during the procedure.
Definition
Noun: - Digital artery: A small artery that supplies blood to the fingers or toes. These arteries are branches of larger arteries in the hand and foot, running along the sides of the digits.
Usage
The term "arteria digitalis" is a specific anatomical term. It is used in medical, biological, and anatomical contexts to precisely identify these blood vessels. - The surgeon carefully avoided the arteria digitalis during the procedure on the finger. - In human anatomy, the arteria digitalis arises from the superficial palmar arch in the hand.
Advanced Usage
- Plural Form: The standard plural is arteriae digitales, following Latin grammatical rules. In common English medical usage, "digital arteries" is frequently used instead.
- The diagram labeled the arteriae digitales in the foot.
Variants and Related Words
- Digital artery (n): The direct English translation and more commonly used term for "arteria digitalis".
- Damage to a digital artery can impair blood flow to the fingertip.
- Common digital artery (n): A branch that runs between the metacarpal bones before dividing into proper digital arteries for adjacent fingers.
Synonyms
- Digital artery: The primary synonym.
- Artery of the digit: A descriptive synonym.
The surgeon carefully examined the patient's arteria digitalis during the procedure.
Noun
- arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes