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infraorbital artery ThesaurusNoun | 1. | infraorbital artery - an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)arteria infraorbitalisarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | EncyclopediaSeearteryinfraorbital artery
in·fra·or·bit·al ar·ter·y [TA] origin, third part of maxillary; distribution, superior canine and incisor teeth, inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles, inferior eyelid, lacrimal sac, maxillary sinus, and superior lip; anastomoses, branches of ophthalmic, facial, superior labial, transverse facial, and buccal. Synonym(s): arteria infraorbitalis [TA]in·fra·or·bit·al ar·te·ry (in'fră-ōr'bi-tăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, third part of maxillary; distribution, upper canine and incisor teeth, inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles, lower eyelid, lacrimal sac, maxillary sinus, and upper lip; anastomoses, branches of ophthalmic, facial, superior labial, transverse facial, and buccal. Synonym(s): arteria infraorbitalis [TA] . infraorbital arteryA branch of the maxillary artery; it enters the rear of the orbit through the inferior orbital fissure, it runs in the infraorbital groove, and it emerges on the face through the infraorbital foramen. It supplies blood to the canine and incisor teeth, the lower eyelid, upper lip, and cheek. See also: arteryin·fra·or·bit·al ar·te·ry (in'fră-ōr'bi-tăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, third part of maxillary artery; distribution, superior canine and incisor teeth, inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles, inferior eyelid, lacrimal sac, maxillary sinus, and superior lip; anastomoses, branches of ophthalmic, facial, superior labial, transverse facial, and buccal. infraorbital artery Related to infraorbital artery: maxillary artery, infraorbital nerve, mental arterySynonyms for infraorbital arterynoun an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)SynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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