arteria innominata

English

Etymology

From Latin artēria (“artery”) and innōmināta (“unnamed”).

Noun

arteria innominata (plural arteriae innominatae)

1. (dated, anatomy) The innominate artery or brachiocephalic artery.
   • 1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 169:

     The carotids were in their natural state; the arteria innominata and the subclavian were twice their natural diameter: their smaller branches were proportionally dilated and bent zigzag.