| NOUN | body | meningeal artery, arteria meningea | any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures |
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| Meaning | Any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures. | |
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| Synonym | arteria meningea | |
| Narrower | anterior meningeal artery | Branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa |
| middle meningeal artery | Branch of the maxillary artery | |
| posterior meningeal artery | Branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa | |
| Broader | artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
| Spanish | arteria meningea, arteria meníngea | |
| Catalan | artèria meníngia | |
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