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ophthalmic artery

ophthalmic artery noun: a branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.

Noun

ophthalmic artery (plural ophthalmic arteries)

  1. A branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.

Forms of ophthalmic artery

pluralophthalmic arteries

Questions about ophthalmic artery

What does ophthalmic artery mean?
Ophthalmic artery means a branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.
What part of speech is ophthalmic artery?
Ophthalmic artery is a noun.
What is the plural of ophthalmic artery?
The plural of ophthalmic artery is ophthalmic arteries.

Words near ophthalmic artery in the dictionary

  1. ophthalmia neonatorum
  2. ophthalmias
  3. ophthalmic
  4. ophthalmic acid
  5. ophthalmic arteries
  6. ophthalmic artery
  7. ophthalmic nerve
  8. ophthalmic nerves
  9. ophthalmically
  10. ophthalmick
  11. ophthalmics

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