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noun
An artery supplying the deep structures of the face (as the nasal cavities, palate, tonsils, and pharynx) and sending a branch to the meninges of the brain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: internal maxillary artery
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Either of the two arteries supplying external and internal structures of the maxillary region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arteria maxillaris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel
Narrower terms: facial artery, arteria facialis, external maxillary artery, internal maxillary artery
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