lacrimal artery
A large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes…A large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.
Meaning
1 sensesA large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.
an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
Forms
plural: lacrimal arteries| Singular | lacrimal artery |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead:arteria lacrimalis
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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