posterior auricular arteries

A form of posterior auricular artery — A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of posterior auricular artery
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