maxillary artery

collocation in English

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maxillary
adjective
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/mækˈsɪl.ər.i/us
/ˈmæk.sɪˌler.i/
relating to the ...
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artery
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.tər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/
one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of ...
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(Definition ofmaxillaryandarteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is considered the terminal branch of themaxillaryartery.
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Currently, the term externalmaxillaryarteryis less commonly used, and the terms internalmaxillaryarteryandmaxillaryarteryare equivalent.
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Blood supply comes from branches of both the internal and external carotid artery, including branches of the facial artery andmaxillaryartery.
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It anastomoses with the masseteric branches of the externalmaxillaryarteryand with the transverse facial artery.
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It lodges the anterior process and anterior ligament of the malleus, and gives passage to the anterior tympanic branch of the internalmaxillaryartery.
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Each masticator space also contains the sections of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve and the internalmaxillaryartery.
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It connects the infratemporal with the pterygopalatine fossa, and transmits the terminal part of themaxillaryartery.
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Its superior supraorbital branch becomes the middle meningeal artery, while its infraorbital and mandibular branches fuses with the external carotid artery and later become the internalmaxillaryartery.
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After branching off themaxillaryarteryin the infratemporal fossa, it runs through the foramen spinosum to supply the dura mater (the outermost meninges) and the calvaria.
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It contains the lower part of the temporal, the external and internal pterygoid muscles, the internalmaxillaryarteryand vein, and inferior maxillary nerve and their branches.
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The petrotympanic fissure leads into the middle ear or tympanic cavity; it lodges the anterior process of the malleus, and transmits the tympanic branch of the internalmaxillaryartery.
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Aortic arch 1 almost completely regresses except to form the maxillary arteries.
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