innominate

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The cup-shaped cavity of the innominate bone for receiving the head of the femur.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

Left brachial artery arising from a common innominate trunk, instead of coming off separately from the aortic arch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The inferior thyroid veins which drop their blood into the innominate are obstructed by valves at their junction.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

The left innominate vein crosses the artery in front from left to right, and must be drawn down.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

The fascia is then to be scraped through very cautiously, exposing the root of the right carotid, which, being traced downwards, will lead to the innominate.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph