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maxillary arteries

maxillary arteries is the plural of maxillary artery.

Meaning of maxillary artery

Noun

maxillary artery (plural maxillary arteries)

  1. 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.
  2. (dated) Either of the two arteries supplying external and internal structures of the maxillary region.

Questions about maxillary arteries

What is maxillary arteries the plural of?
Maxillary arteries is the plural of maxillary artery.

Words near maxillary arteries in the dictionary

  1. maxilla
  2. maxillae
  3. maxillar
  4. maxillaries
  5. maxillary
  6. maxillary arteries
  7. maxillary artery
  8. maxillary nerve
  9. maxillary nerves
  10. maxillary palp
  11. maxillary palps

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