Dictionary   FastHealth  Email This!

 


maxillary artery

n :  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 - called also internal maxillary artery  - compare FACIAL ARTERY  .
 
 

 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.







               



               



Marshall County Hospital (Benton, Kentucky - Marshall County)