inferior alveolar artery

English

Noun

inferior alveolar artery (plural inferior alveolar arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.

   Synonyms: inferior dental artery, mandibular artery

   Hyponym: mental artery

   Coordinate terms: anterior superior alveolar artery, middle superior alveolar artery, posterior superior alveolar artery

Translations

branch of the maxillary artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下齒槽動脈／下齿槽动脉 (xià chǐcáo dòngmài)

See also

• accessory meningeal artery
• anterior tympanic artery
• deep auricular artery
• middle meningeal artery

References

• “inferior alveolar artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.