palatine artery

English

Noun

palatine artery (plural palatine arteries)

(anatomy) Any of the arteries supplying the hard and soft palates.
Meronyms: ascending palatine artery, descending palatine artery, greater palatine artery, lesser palatine artery

Translations

artery to the palates

Chinese:
Mandarin: 顎動脈／颚动脉, 腭動脈／腭动脉 (è dòngmài)

References

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

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