deep temporal artery

English

Noun

deep temporal artery (plural deep temporal arteries)

1. (anatomy) Either of two arterial branches that supply a large muscle on each side of the head involved in raising the lower jaw and that arise from the cerebral artery supplying the deep structures of the face.

   Coordinate terms: middle temporal artery, superficial temporal artery

Translations

branch of the maxillary artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顳深動脈／颞深动脉 (nièshēndòngmài)

See also

• buccal artery
• masseteric artery

References

• “temporal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.