English Dictionary

posterior auricular artery

名詞

(anatomy) A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

日本語の意味

外頸動脈から分岐する小枝で、耳の後部、耳周辺の頭皮、中耳、鼓膜、乳突細胞などに血液を供給する動脈

During the dissection, the surgeon carefully identified the posterior auricular artery to avoid damaging the vessels that supply the scalp behind the ear.

解剖中、外頸動脈の小枝で耳の後部や周囲の頭皮に血液を供給する後耳介動脈を外科医は慎重に同定し、血管を損傷しないように注意した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.

Coordinate term: deep auricular artery

posterior auricular arteries （ plural ）