ALVEOLAR ARTERY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process

Synonyms:

alveolar artery; arteria alveolaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("alveolar artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alveolar artery"):

arteria alveolaris inferior; inferior alveolar artery (the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth)

arteria alveolaris superior; superior alveolar artery (the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth)

Holonyms ("alveolar artery" is a part of...):

alveolar process; alveolar ridge; gum ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)