superficial temporal artery
English
Noun
superficial temporal artery (plural superficial temporal arteries)
- (anatomy) Either of the two terminal branches of each external carotid artery that pass upward over the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and are distributed by way of branches especially to the more superficial parts of the forehead and sides of the head and face.
- Hyponyms: middle temporal artery, transverse facial artery
- Coordinate terms: deep temporal artery, middle temporal artery
Translations
branch of the external carotid artery
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See also
- ascending pharyngeal artery
- facial artery
- lingual artery
- maxillary artery
- occipital artery
- posterior auricular artery
- superior thyroid artery
References
- “temporal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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