short posterior ciliary artery

English

Noun

short posterior ciliary artery (plural short posterior ciliary arteries)

1. (anatomy) Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

   Coordinate terms: anterior ciliary artery, long posterior ciliary artery

Translations

branch of the ophthalmic artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 睫狀後短動脈／睫状后短动脉 (jiézhuànghòuduǎndòngmài)

See also

• anterior ciliary artery
• anterior ethmoidal artery
• central retinal artery
• dorsal nasal artery
• lacrimal artery
• long posterior ciliary artery
• medial palpebral artery
• posterior ethmoidal artery
• supraorbital artery
• supratrochlear artery

 

References

• “short posterior ciliary artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.