superior thyroid artery

English

Noun

superior thyroid artery (plural superior thyroid arteries)

1. (anatomy) One of two arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck that branches from the external carotid artery or sometimes from the common carotid artery at the level of the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and that gives off branches to nearby muscles and to the thyroid gland.

   Hyponyms: cricothyroid artery, superior laryngeal artery

   Coordinate terms: inferior thyroid artery, thyroid ima artery

Translations

branch of the external carotid artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甲狀腺上動脈 / 甲状腺上动脉 (jiǎzhuàngxiànshàngdòngmài)

See also

• ascending pharyngeal artery
• facial artery
• lingual artery
• maxillary artery
• occipital artery
• posterior auricular artery
• superficial temporal artery

References

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