short posterior ciliary artery
English
Noun
short posterior ciliary artery (plural short posterior ciliary arteries)
- (anatomy) Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.
- Coordinate terms: anterior ciliary artery, long posterior ciliary artery
Translations
branch of the ophthalmic artery
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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
- supraorbital artery
- supratrochlear artery
References
- “short posterior ciliary artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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