middle meningeal artery

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmiddle meningeal artery (plural middle meningeal arteries)

plural middle meningeal arteries

  1. anatomyA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 腦膜中動脈 /脑膜中动脉
  • 腦膜中動脈 /脑膜中动脉 (nǎomózhōngdòngmài)largest artery to the dura mater
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