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posterior auricular artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
pos-te-ri-or au-ric-u-lar artery
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

Inflected Forms

posterior auricular arteries (plural)

Phrases

ascending pharyngeal artery facial artery lingual artery maxillary artery occipital artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery

Frequently Paired Words

ascending pharyngeal artery facial artery lingual artery maxillary artery occipital artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery deep auricular artery

Questions

What does posterior auricular artery mean?
A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

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