supraorbital artery

English

Noun

supraorbital artery (plural supraorbital arteries)

1. (anatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying the orbit and parts of the forehead.

Translations

branch of the ophthalmic artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眶上動脈／眶上动脉 (kuàngshàng dòngmài, (Taiwan) kuāngshàng dòngmài)

See also

• anterior ciliary artery
• anterior ethmoidal artery
• central retinal artery
• dorsal nasal artery
• lacrimal artery
• long posterior ciliary artery
• medial palpebral artery
• posterior ethmoidal artery
• short posterior ciliary artery
• supratrochlear artery

 

References

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