Kalmar "Arteria arcuata" ita ce Latin don "arcuate artery." Yana nufin wani nau'in jijiya mai lanƙwasa ko ma'auni. Musamman ma, akwai wasu arteries da dama a cikin jikin dan Adam wadanda ake kira da arteries, wadanda suka hada da arcuate arteries na koda da arcuate artery na ƙafa. An sanya wa waɗannan jijiyoyi suna saboda siffarsu mai lanƙwasa ko baka, waɗanda za a iya gani a cikin zane-zane na jiki da kuma lokacin aikin tiyata.