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    MAXILLARY ARTERY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the faceplay

    Synonyms:

    arteria maxillaris; maxillary artery

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("maxillary artery" 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 "maxillary artery"):

    arteria facialis; external maxillary artery; facial artery (an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face)

    internal maxillary artery (the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges)

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