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greater palatine artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
greater -palatine artery
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A superior artery that arises from the descending palatine artery and sends branches to the soft palate, the palatine glands, the mucous membrane of the hard palate, and the gums.

Inflected Forms

greater palatine arteries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ascending palatine artery descending palatine artery lesser palatine artery

Questions

What does greater palatine artery mean?
A superior artery that arises from the descending palatine artery and sends branches to the soft palate, the palatine glands, the mucous membrane of the hard palate, and the gums.

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