- intermediate temporal artery
- intermediate temporal artery n TEMPORAL ARTERY (3b)
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intermediate temporal artery
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intermediate temporal artery — noun temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe • Syn: ↑arteria temporalis intermedia • Hypernyms: ↑temporal artery … Useful english dictionary
temporal artery — n 1) either of two branches of the maxillary artery that supply the temporalis and anastomose with the middle temporal artery called also deep temporal artery 2 a) SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY b) a branch of the superficial temporal artery that… … Medical dictionary
temporal artery — noun any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe • Hypernyms: ↑cerebral artery, ↑arteria cerebri • Hyponyms: ↑anterior temporal artery, ↑arteria temporalis anterior, ↑intermediate temporal… … Useful english dictionary
temporal artery intermediate — ramus temporalis medius arteriae cerebri mediae … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Petrous part of the temporal bone — Infobox Bone Name = Petrous portion of the temporal bone Latin = pars petrosa ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 142 Caption = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. Caption2 = Diagrammatic view of the fundus of the right internal acoustic… … Wikipedia
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
arteria temporalis intermedia — noun temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe • Syn: ↑intermediate temporal artery • Hypernyms: ↑temporal artery … Useful english dictionary
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
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
