Definition of Arteria temporalis posterior

1. Noun. Temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe.

Exact synonyms: Posterior Temporal Artery
Generic synonyms: Temporal Artery

Medical Definition of Arteria temporalis posterior

1. A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the posterior part of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria temporalis posterior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Temporalis Posterior

arteria sulci centralis
arteria sulci postcentralis
arteria sulci precentralis
arteria supraduodenalis
arteria supraorbitalis
arteria suprarenalis inferior
arteria suprarenalis media
arteria suprascapularis
arteria supratrochlearis
arteria suralis
arteria tarsea lateralis
arteria tarsea medialis
arteria temporalis anterior
arteria temporalis intermedia
arteria temporalis media
arteria temporalis posterior (current term)
arteria temporalis profunda
arteria temporalis superficialis
arteria thoracica interna
arteria thoracica lateralis
arteria thoracica superior
arteria thoracoacromialis
arteria thoracodorsalis
arteria thyroidea ima
arteria thyroidea inferior
arteria thyroidea superior
arteria tibialis anterior
arteria tibialis posterior
arteria transversa cervicis

Literary usage of Arteria temporalis posterior

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1. The London Medical Gazette (1828)
"... under the name of arteria temporalis posterior. stored through the arteries'of the brain'; the blood had rushed out of the cranium along the^ left ..."

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