deep temporal artery

noun

Either of two arterial branches that supply a large muscle on each side of the head involved in raising the lower jaw and that arise from the cerebral artery supplying the deep structures of the face.

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Meanings

noundeep temporal artery (plural deep temporal arteries)

plural deep temporal arteries

  1. anatomyEither of two arterial branches that supply a large muscle on each side of the head involved in raising the lower jaw and that arise from the cerebral artery supplying the deep structures of the face.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 顳深動脈 /颞深动脉
  • 顳深動脈 /颞深动脉 (nièshēndòngmài)branch of the maxillary artery
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APA

deep temporal artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20artery

MLA

“deep temporal artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep temporal artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20artery.

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