- ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis
- [TA] suprahyoid branch of lingual artery: a branch passing along the upper border of the hyoid bone, supplying suprahyoid muscles and anastomosing with its fellow of the other side.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
suprahyoid artery — ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis … Medical dictionary
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Suprahyoid branch of lingual artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus suprahyoideus arteriae lingualis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 553 Caption = Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. The branch of the lingual… … Wikipedia
