ascending pharyngeal artery

noun

An artery branching off from the maxillary artery that delivers blood to the hard and soft palate.

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Meanings

nounascending pharyngeal artery (plural ascending pharyngeal arteries)

plural ascending pharyngeal arteries

  1. An artery branching off from the maxillary artery that delivers blood to the hard and soft palate.
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