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collateral
[kŏ-lat´er-al]1. secondary or accessory; not direct or immediate.
2. a small side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
col·lat·er·al
(ko-lat'er-ăl),1. Indirect, subsidiary, or accessory to the main thing; side by side.
2. A side branch or network of branches of a nerve axon or blood vessel.
collateral
/col·lat·er·al/ (kah-lat´er-al)1. secondary or accessory; not direct or immediate.
2. a small side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
collateral
[kōlat′ərəl]
Etymology: L, cum, together with, lateralis, side
1 secondary or accessory.
2 (in anatomy) a small branch, such as any one of the arterioles or venules in the body, as in collateral circulation.
collateral
adjective Referring to that which occurs in addition to a desired effect; is located adjacent to or on the radius of a circle; secondary; accessory.Anatomy
noun A small blood vessel or nerve that supplies or innervates a particular region.
Chinese medicine
noun An energy channel subsidiary to a meridian, which contains acupressure points or acupoints.
collateral
adjective Referring to that which occurs in addition to a desired effect, is located adjacent to, or on the radius of a circle, secondary, or accessory. See Collateral damage.col·lat·er·al
(kŏ-lat'ĕr-ăl)1. Indirect, subsidiary, or accessory to the main thing; side by side.
2. A side branch of a nerve axon or blood vessel.
collateral
a minor side branch of a blood vessel or nerve.collateral
side branch, e.g. of a nerve or arterycollateral
1. secondary or accessory; not direct or immediate.
2. a side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
3. security for a loan.
collateral circulation
see collateral vessel.
collateral fissure
a longitudinal fissure of the cerebral hemisphere between the fusiform and parahippocampal gyri. Called also collateral sulcus.
collateral ligaments
see ligament.
collateral recruitment
the utilization of many small arterial-capillary units in pulmonary tissue during exercise and increased cardiac output, for increased exchange of gases.
collateral relationship
where two individuals have a common ancestor.
collateral sulcus
see collateral fissure.