mental artery

English

Noun

mental artery (plural mental arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.

   Synonym: mental branch

Translations

branch of the inferior alveolar artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頦動脈／颏动脉 (kē dòngmài, (Taiwan) hái dòngmài)

References

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