middle temporal artery
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middle temporal artery (plural middle temporal arteries)
- (anatomy) A branch of the superficial temporal artery that arises just above the zygomatic arch, sends branches to the temporalis muscle, and anastomoses with a deep temporal artery.
- Coordinate terms: deep temporal artery, superficial temporal artery
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- “temporal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.