middle meningeal artery
English
editNoun
editmiddle meningeal artery (plural middle meningeal arteries)
- (anatomy) A branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery that is the largest artery supplying the dura mater, enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, and divides into anterior and posterior branches in a groove in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
- Coordinate term: posterior meningeal artery
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edit- “meningeal artery”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “middle meningeal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.