nutrient artery
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Definition
- Noun:
- An artery that supplies the medullary cavity of a long bone: A "nutrient artery" is a specific blood vessel that enters the shaft of a long bone through a nutrient foramen to deliver blood, oxygen, and essential substances to the bone marrow and inner bone tissue.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the nutrient artery during the procedure.
- A blockage in the nutrient artery can impair bone healing.
- The nutrient artery is crucial for supplying the medullary cavity.
Advanced Usage
- "Entrance of the nutrient artery": Refers to the point where this artery enters the bone, known as the nutrient foramen.
- The study mapped the exact location of the entrance of the nutrient artery in the femur.
Variants and Related Words
Nutrient foramen (n): The canal or opening in a bone through which the nutrient artery passes.
- The nutrient foramen allows the nutrient artery to reach the medullary cavity.
Medullary artery (n): A synonymous term sometimes used for nutrient artery, emphasizing its destination in the bone marrow (medulla).
- The medullary artery is another name for the nutrient artery.
Synonyms
- Nutrient vessel: A more general term that can include the artery and its associated structures.
- Medullary artery: As noted above, a direct synonym.
Related Phrases
- "Supply the medullary cavity": The primary function of the nutrient artery.
- The main role of the nutrient artery is to supply the medullary cavity.
Notes
- This is a specialized anatomical term. It is typically used in medical, biological, and anatomical contexts rather than in everyday conversation.
Noun
- an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone