ophthalmic artery
ophthalmic artery · ophthalmic arteries
A branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.
a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
Forms
plural: ophthalmic arteries| Singular | ophthalmic artery |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures:arteria ophthalmica
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcaroticotympanic artery