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lacrimal artery

lacrimal artery noun: a large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.

Noun

lacrimal artery (plural lacrimal arteries)

  1. A large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.

Forms of lacrimal artery

plurallacrimal arteries

Questions about lacrimal artery

What does lacrimal artery mean?
Lacrimal artery means a large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.
What part of speech is lacrimal artery?
Lacrimal artery is a noun.
What is the plural of lacrimal artery?
The plural of lacrimal artery is lacrimal arteries.

Words near lacrimal artery in the dictionary

  1. lacrimae rerum
  2. lacrimal
  3. lacrimal apparatus
  4. lacrimal apparatuses
  5. lacrimal arteries
  6. lacrimal artery
  7. lacrimal bone
  8. lacrimal bones
  9. lacrimal canal
  10. lacrimal canaliculi
  11. lacrimal canaliculus

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