middle meningeal artery

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middle meningeal artery

noun middle meningeal arteries

  1. A branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery that is the largest artery supplying the dura mater, enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, and divides into anterior and posterior branches in a groove in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

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noun largest artery to the dura mater

中文腦膜中動脈 /脑膜中动脉 nǎomózhōngdòngmài

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@misc{middle_meningeal_artery_2026,
  title = {middle meningeal artery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20meningeal%20artery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}