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English
Noun
temporal artery (plural temporal arteries)
- (anatomy) Any of the three arteries supplying the temporal region and adjacent parts of the head.
- Meronyms: deep temporal artery, middle temporal artery, superficial temporal artery
- (anatomy) Any of the three branches of the artery supplying the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
Derived terms
Translations
artery to the temporal region
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