noun
any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe
• Hypernyms: ↑cerebral artery, ↑arteria cerebri
• Hyponyms: ↑anterior temporal artery, ↑arteria temporalis anterior, ↑intermediate temporal artery, ↑arteria temporalis intermedia, ↑posterior temporal artery, ↑arteria temporalis posterior
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noun : any of several arteries supplying the sides of the head:
a. : any of the branches of the internal maxillary artery that supplies the temporal muscle — called also deep temporal artery
c. : any of three branches of the superficial temporal artery — called also respectively anterior temporal artery, middle temporal artery, posterior temporal artery
Useful english dictionary. 2012.