deep temporal artery
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deep temporal artery (plural deep temporal arteries)
- (anatomy) Either of two arterial branches that supply a large muscle on each side of the head involved in raising the lower jaw and that arise from the cerebral artery supplying the deep structures of the face.
- Coordinate terms: middle temporal artery, superficial temporal artery
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- “temporal artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.