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    ARTERIA MENINGEA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structuresplay

    Synonyms:

    arteria meningea; meningeal artery

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("arteria meningea" is a kind of...):

    arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arteria meningea"):

    anterior meningeal artery (branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa)

    middle meningeal artery (branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges)

    posterior meningeal artery (branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa)

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