metatarsal artery

Thân thiện

The surgeon carefully examined the patient's metatarsal artery.

Definition

Noun: * Artery of the foot: The metatarsal artery refers to one of the small arteries that supply blood to the metatarsal region of the foot. These arteries are branches of larger vessels and run along the spaces between the long bones of the foot (the metatarsals).

Usage

The term metatarsal artery is a specific anatomical term. It is used in medical, anatomical, and clinical contexts. * The surgeon carefully avoided the metatarsal artery during the procedure on the forefoot. * Damage to a metatarsal artery can compromise blood flow to the toes.

Advanced Usage

• Specific Branches: In detailed anatomy, the term is often specified further as the dorsal metatarsal artery (on the top of the foot) or the plantar metatarsal artery (on the sole of the foot).
  • The dorsal metatarsal arteries are branches of the dorsalis pedis artery.

Variants and Related Words

• Metatarsal (Adjective): Pertaining to the metatarsus (the bones of the midfoot).
  • He suffered a metatarsal fracture.
• Artery (Noun): A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

Synonyms

• Arteria metatarsea: The formal Latin anatomical term.

Different Meanings

The term metatarsal artery has only one primary meaning in modern English: it refers specifically to the arteries supplying the metatarsal region of the foot. It is not used idiomatically.

Học thuật

Noun

1. dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arteria metatarsea