inferior alveolar artery

noun

A branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.

Similar
inferior dental arterymandibular arteryarteria alveolaris inferior
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Meanings

nouninferior alveolar artery (plural inferior alveolar arteries)

plural inferior alveolar arteries

  1. anatomyA branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.

    Synonyms: inferior dental artery, mandibular artery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.

Similar
inferior dental arterymandibular artery

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth

Similar
arteria alveolaris inferior
Broader
alveolar arteryarteria alveolaris
Also see
inferior dental arterymandibular artery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下齒槽動脈 /下齿槽动脉
  • 下齒槽動脈 /下齿槽动脉 (xià chǐcáo dòngmài)branch of the maxillary artery
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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