Definition

1. Noun:
   • An artery supplying blood to the intercostal muscles and other structures between the ribs: The "arteria intercostalis" is one of several paired arteries that run along the lower border of each rib, providing oxygenated blood to the intercostal spaces (the areas between adjacent ribs).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon carefully avoided the arteria intercostalis during the thoracic procedure.
  • A blockage in the arteria intercostalis can cause chest wall pain.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Context: In medical terminology, the term is often used in its plural form, "arteriae intercostales," when referring to the collective set of these arteries.
  • The arteriae intercostales arise from the aorta and the internal thoracic artery.

Variants and Related Words

• Intercostal artery: This is the common English equivalent term for "arteria intercostalis."
  • The posterior intercostal arteries are branches of the thoracic aorta.
• Intercostal space: The anatomical region supplied by the arteria intercostalis.
• Intercostal: (Adjective) Pertaining to the area between the ribs.
  • The patient felt intercostal pain after the injury.

Synonyms

• Intercostal artery: The direct English synonym.

Related Phrases

• Intercostal neurovascular bundle: A structure in the intercostal space containing the intercostal artery, vein, and nerve.
  • The needle must be placed above the rib to avoid the intercostal neurovascular bundle.

Noun

1. several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage