- central artery
- central artery n a branch of the ophthalmic artery or the lacrimal artery that enters the substance of the optic nerve and supplies the retina
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Central Artery — Metropolitan Highway System Der Big Dig (etwa: „Das große Graben“) ist ein städtebauliches Großprojekt in Boston, mit dem die meistgenutzte Autobahn der Stadt in einen Tunnel verlegt wurde. Die offiziell als Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
central artery of the retina — n a branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina called also central retinal artery … Medical dictionary
central artery of the retina — noun a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve • Syn: ↑arteria centralis retinae • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
central artery long — arteria striata medialis distalis … Medical dictionary
central artery of retina — arteria centralis retinae … Medical dictionary
Artery (disambiguation) — Artery can mean:*Artery, a blood vessel in the body that carries blood away from the heart. **By analogy, artery or arterial can mean a major street. **Hence, Central Artery, a freeway in Boston, Massachusetts. *Artery (character), a character in … Wikipedia
central vein of the retina — n a vein that is formed by union of the veins draining the retina, passes with the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve, and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein called also central retinal vein … Medical dictionary
Central retinal artery — The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the central retinal artery is the central retinal vein, the vessel that carries blood away from the retina. * * * central retinal artery n… … Medical dictionary
artery — ar·ter·y (är’tə rē) n. pl. ar·ter·ies 1) Anatomy Any of the muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body. 2) A major route of transportation into which… … Word Histories
