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ophthalmic artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
oph-thalmic artery
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

ophthalmic arteries (plural)

Phrases

anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery middle cerebral artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery

Frequently Paired Words

anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery middle cerebral artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery

Synonyms

arteria ophthalmica

Questions

What does ophthalmic artery mean?
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.

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