inferior alveolar artery
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[edit]inferior alveolar artery (plural inferior alveolar arteries)
- (anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.
- Synonyms: inferior dental artery, mandibular artery
- Hyponym: mental artery
- Coordinate terms: anterior superior alveolar artery, middle superior alveolar artery, posterior superior alveolar artery
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[edit]- “inferior alveolar artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.