perforating branches of plantar metatarsal arteries

per·fo·rat·ing branch·es of plan·tar met·a·tar·sal ar·ter·ies

[TA] the perforating branches of the plantar metatarsal arteries, three small arteries that pass dorsally through the second, third, and fourth interosseous spaces of the foot from the plantar metatarsal arteries. Synonym(s): rami perforantes arteriarum metatarsearum plantarium [TA], perforating arteries of foot