temporal artery

English

Noun

temporal artery (plural temporal arteries)

1. (anatomy) Any of the three arteries supplying the temporal region and adjacent parts of the head.

   Meronyms: deep temporal artery, middle temporal artery, superficial temporal artery

2. (anatomy) Any of the three branches of the artery supplying the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.

Derived terms

• deep temporal artery
• middle temporal artery
• superficial temporal artery

 

Translations

artery to the temporal region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顳動脈 / 颞动脉 (niè dòngmài)

• Irish: camóg arach f

References

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