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ascending palatine artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
as-cend-ing -palatine artery
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inferior artery that arises from the facial artery and divides into two branches of which one supplies the soft palate and the palatine glands and the other supplies especially the tonsils and the eustachian tube.

Inflected Forms

ascending palatine arteries (plural)

Phrases

angular artery inferior labial artery submental artery superior labial artery

Frequently Paired Words

angular artery inferior labial artery submental artery superior labial artery descending palatine artery greater palatine artery lesser palatine artery

Questions

What does ascending palatine artery mean?
An inferior artery that arises from the facial artery and divides into two branches of which one supplies the soft palate and the palatine glands and the other supplies especially the tonsils and the eustachian tube.

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