middle meningeal artery

English

Noun

middle meningeal artery (plural middle meningeal arteries)

1. (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

Translations

largest artery to the dura mater

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腦膜中動脈／脑膜中动脉 (nǎomózhōngdòngmài)

References

• “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.