ARTERIA OPHTHALMICA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures

Synonyms:

arteria ophthalmica; ophthalmic artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria ophthalmica" is a kind of...):

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

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