infraorbital artery

English

Noun

infraorbital artery (plural infraorbital arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.

   Hyponym: anterior superior alveolar artery

Translations

branch of the maxillary artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眶下動脈／眶下动脉 (kuàngxià dòngmài, (Taiwan) kuāngxià dòngmài)

See also

• descending palatine artery
• posterior superior alveolar artery
• sphenopalatine artery
• Vidian artery

References

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