brachio-cephalic, a. Anat.
(ˌbrækɪəʊsiːˈfælɪk)
[ad. mod.L. brachiocephalicus, f. Gr. βραχίων arm + κεϕαλή head; cf. κεϕαλικός of or pertaining to the head.]
Pertaining to both arm and head: applied chiefly to the blood-vessels common to the arms and head.
| 1836–39 Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. II. 850/1 The..brachio-cephalic artery. 1849–52 Ibid. IV. 1408/2 This great vein..is formed by the union of the two brachio-cephalic veins. |