ARTERIA TEMPORALIS POSTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria temporalis posterior mean? 

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

1. temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA TEMPORALIS POSTERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria temporalis posterior; posterior temporal artery

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

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