superior thyroid artery

noun

One of two arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck that branches from the external carotid artery or sometimes from the common carotid artery at the level of the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and that gives off branches to nearby muscles and to the thyroid gland.

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Meanings

nounsuperior thyroid artery (plural superior thyroid arteries)

plural superior thyroid arteries

  1. anatomyOne of two arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck that branches from the external carotid artery or sometimes from the common carotid artery at the level of the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and that gives off branches to nearby muscles and to the thyroid gland.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 甲狀腺上動脈 /甲状腺上动脉
  • 甲狀腺上動脈 /甲状腺上动脉 (jiǎzhuàngxiànshàngdòngmài)branch of the external carotid artery
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