infraorbital artery
infraorbital artery · infraorbital arteries
A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital…A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.
Meaning
1 sensesA branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.
More definitions
- an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)
Forms
plural: infraorbital arteries| Singular | infraorbital artery |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip):arteria infraorbitalis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsphenopalatine artery