ophthalmic artery

English

Noun

ophthalmic artery (plural ophthalmic arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures.

   Hyponyms: anterior ethmoidal artery, anterior ciliary artery, central retinal artery, dorsal nasal artery, lacrimal artery, long posterior ciliary artery, medial palpebral artery, posterior ethmoidal artery, short posterior ciliary artery, supraorbital artery, supratrochlear artery

Translations

branch of the internal carotid artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眼動脈／眼动脉 (yǎn dòngmài)

See also

• anterior cerebral artery
• anterior choroidal artery
• caroticotympanic artery
• inferior hypophyseal artery
• middle cerebral artery
• posterior communicating artery
• superior hypophyseal artery

 

References

• “ophthalmic artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.