superior laryngeal artery

English

Noun

superior laryngeal artery (plural superior laryngeal arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the superior thyroid artery or sometimes of the external carotid artery that supplies the muscles, mucous membranes, and glands of the larynx and anastomoses with the branch from the opposite side.

   Coordinate term: inferior laryngeal artery

Translations

branch of the superior thyroid artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喉上動脈／喉上动脉 (hóushàngdòngmài)

See also

• cricothyroid artery

References

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