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Definition of Anterior meningeal artery

1. Noun. Branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa.

Medical Definition of Anterior meningeal artery

1. Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Meningeal Artery

Literary usage of Anterior meningeal artery

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1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"Each anterior meningeal artery proceeds from the anterior ethmoidal artery as it accompanies the anterior ethmoidal nerve across the cribriform plate of the ..."

2. Practical Medical Anatomy: A Guide to the Physician in the Study of the by Ambrose Loomis Ranney (1882)
"The MENINGES OP THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD receive arterial blood from the following sources:1 (1) The anterior meningeal artery (a branch of the internal ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"Each anterior meningeal artery proceeds from the anterior ethmoidal artery as it accompanies the anterior ethmoidal nerve across the cribriform plate of the ..."

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