Meanings
nounophthalmic artery (plural ophthalmic arteries)
plural ophthalmic arteries
- anatomyA branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
Similar
arteria ophthalmica
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 眼動脈 /眼动脉
- 眼動脈 /眼动脉 (yǎn dòngmài)branch of the internal carotid artery
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ophthalmic artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmic%20artery
MLA
“ophthalmic artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmic%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophthalmic artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmic%20artery.
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