middle meningeal artery
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Noun
middle meningeal artery (plural middle meningeal arteries)
- (anatomy) A branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery that is the largest artery supplying the dura mater, enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, and divides into anterior and posterior branches in a groove in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
- Coordinate term: posterior meningeal artery
Translations
largest artery to the dura mater
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References
- “meningeal artery”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “middle meningeal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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