maxillary artery (English, noun)
expansion: maxillary artery (plural maxillary arteries)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
meronyms: external maxillary artery
internal maxillary artery
glosses: Either of the two arteries supplying external and internal structures of the maxillary region.
tags: dated
Forms:
form: maxillary arteries
tags: plural