superior laryngeal artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of the superior thyroid artery or sometimes of the external carotid artery that supplies the muscles, mucous membranes, and glands of the larynx and anastomoses with the branch from the opposite side.

Word forms

superior laryngeal artery superior laryngeal arteries

Related words

cricothyroid artery
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