temporal artery

English

Noun

temporal artery (plural temporal arteries)

(anatomy) Any of the three arteries supplying the temporal region and adjacent parts of the head.
Meronyms: deep temporal artery, middle temporal artery, superficial temporal artery
(anatomy) Any of the three branches of the artery supplying the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.

Derived terms

Translations

artery to the temporal region

Chinese:
Mandarin: 顳動脈／颞动脉 (niè dòngmài)
Irish: camóg arach f

References

“temporal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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