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infraorbital artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
in-fraor-bital artery
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.

Inflected Forms

infraorbital arteries (plural)

Phrases

descending palatine artery posterior superior alveolar artery sphenopalatine artery Vidian artery

Frequently Paired Words

descending palatine artery posterior superior alveolar artery sphenopalatine artery Vidian artery

Synonyms

arteria infraorbitalis

Questions

What does infraorbital artery mean?
A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.

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