posterior auricular artery

English

Noun

posterior auricular artery (plural posterior auricular arteries)

1. (anatomy) A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

   Coordinate term: deep auricular artery

Translations

branch of the external carotid artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耳後動脈／耳后动脉 (ěrhòudòngmài)

See also

• ascending pharyngeal artery
• facial artery
• lingual artery
• maxillary artery
• occipital artery
• superficial temporal artery
• superior thyroid artery

 

References

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