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noun
A branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery that is the largest artery supplying the dura mater, enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, and divides into anterior and posterior branches in a groove in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: meningeal artery, arteria meningea
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