greater palatine artery

English

Noun

greater palatine artery (plural greater palatine arteries)

1. (anatomy) A superior artery that arises from the descending palatine artery and sends branches to the soft palate, the palatine glands, the mucous membrane of the hard palate, and the gums.

   Coordinate terms: ascending palatine artery, descending palatine artery, lesser palatine artery

Translations

branch of the descending palatine artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顎大動脈／颚大动脉, 腭大動脈／腭大动脉 (èdàdòngmài)

References

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