princeps pollicis artery
(redirected from principal artery of thumb)prin·ceps pol·'li·cis artery
[TA]origin, radial (deep palmar [arterial] arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb.
Synonym(s): arteria princeps pollicis [TA], chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb
prin·ceps pol·li·cis ar·te·ry
(prin'seps pol'i-sis ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]Origin, radial (deep palmar [arterial] arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb.