English Explanatory Dictionary

ophthalmic artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.

Word forms

ophthalmic artery ophthalmic arteries

Related words

anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery middle cerebral artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery
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