ARTERIA INFRAORBITALIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria infraorbitalis mean? 

• ARTERIA INFRAORBITALIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA INFRAORBITALIS has 1 sense:

1. an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA INFRAORBITALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA INFRAORBITALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria infraorbitalis; infraorbital artery

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

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