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ophthalmic artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ophthalmic artery - a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structuresarteria ophthalmicaarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
EncyclopediaSeearteryophthalmic artery
oph·thal·mic ar·ter·y [TA] origin, cerebral part of internal carotid; branches, ciliary, central artery of retina, anterior meningeal, lacrimal, conjunctival, episcleral, supraorbital, ethmoidal, palpebral, dorsal nasal, and supratrochlear; anastomoses, facial, middle meningeal, contralateral ophthalmic. Synonym(s): arteria ophthalmica [TA]oph·thal·mic ar·te·ry (of-thal'mik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, internal carotid; branches, ciliary, central artery of retina, anterior meningeal, lacrimal, conjunctival, episcleral, supraorbital, ethmoidal, palpebral, dorsal nasal, and supratrochlear.
Synonym(s): arteria ophthalmica [TA] . ophthalmic arteryA branch of the internal carotid artery; it leaves of the cranial cavity through the optic foramen with the optic nerve. In the orbit, it branches to form the lacrimal, supraorbital, anterior and posterior ethmoidal, medial palpebral, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal, meningeal, muscular, and ciliary arteries. In addition, it gives rise to the central retinal artery. See also: arteryOphthalmic arteryThe artery supplying the eye and adjacent structures with blood.Mentioned in: Retinal Artery Occlusionophthalmic artery
Related to ophthalmic artery: ophthalmic vein, infraorbital artery, lacrimal artery, Dorsal nasal artery, Retinal arterySynonyms for ophthalmic arterynoun a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structuresSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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