posterior auricular artery

noun

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

nounposterior auricular artery (plural posterior auricular arteries)

plural posterior auricular arteries

  1. anatomyA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 耳後動脈 /耳后动脉
  • 耳後動脈 /耳后动脉 (ěrhòudòngmài)branch of the external carotid artery
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