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ARTERIA ETHMOIDALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
Synonyms:
arteria ethmoidalis; ethmoidal artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arteria ethmoidalis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("arteria ethmoidalis" is a part of...):
nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)