English Explanatory Dictionary

maxillary artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artery supplying the deep structures of the face (as the nasal cavities, palate, tonsils, and pharynx) and sending a branch to the meninges of the brain.
  2. Either of the two arteries supplying external and internal structures of the maxillary region.

Word forms

maxillary artery maxillary arteries

Synonyms

internal maxillary artery

Related words

ascending pharyngeal artery external maxillary artery facial artery lingual artery occipital artery posterior auricular artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery
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