ARTERIA TEMPORALIS ANTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria temporalis anterior mean? 

• ARTERIA TEMPORALIS ANTERIOR (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA TEMPORALIS ANTERIOR has 1 sense:

1. temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA TEMPORALIS ANTERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anterior temporal artery; arteria temporalis anterior

Hypernyms ("arteria temporalis anterior" is a kind of...):

temporal artery (any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe)