HyperDic: arteria_meningea

English > 1 sense of the expression arteria meningea:
NOUNbodyarteria meningea, meningeal arteryany of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures
English > arteria meningea: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures.
Synonymmeningeal artery
Narroweranterior meningeal arteryBranch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa
middle meningeal arteryBranch of the maxillary artery
posterior meningeal arteryBranch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa
Broaderartery, arteria, arterial blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanisharteria meningea, arteria meníngea
Catalanartèria meníngia

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