dorsalis pedis artery

noun

dorsalis pe·​dis artery -ˈped-əs-, -ˈpēd- 

variants or dorsalis pedis

: an artery of the upper surface of the foot that is a direct continuation of the anterior tibial artery

The dorsalis pedis artery runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is felt in the mid-foot.

—Pamela Tronetti, Florida Today

In subjects with a good blood supply to the foot, the arcuate artery, a continuation of the dorsalis pedis on the dorsum of the metacarpals, can be palpated.

—Derek Field and Jane Owen Hutchinson, Field's Anatomy, Palpation, and Surface Markings