ulnar recurrent artery

noun

Medical Definition of ulnar recurrent artery

: either of the two small branches of the ulnar artery arising from its medial side:

a : one that arises just below the elbow and supplies the brachialis muscle and the pronator teres

— called also anterior ulnar recurrent artery

b : one that is larger, arises lower on the arm, and supplies the elbow and associated muscles

— called also posterior ulnar recurrent artery