English Dictionary

short posterior ciliary artery

名詞

(anatomy) Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

日本語の意味

短後節毛様体動脈: 眼動脈またはその枝から分岐し、通常6～10本存在する動脈。視神経の周囲を囲んで眼球後部に進み、強膜へ入り、脈絡膜や毛様体突起に血液を供給する役割を持ちます。

During the dissection, the surgeon carefully traced the short posterior ciliary artery as it branched toward the sclera to supply the choroid.

解剖中、外科医は眼動脈から出て視神経を取り囲み、強膜に分枝して脈絡膜と毛様体突起に血液を供給する短後毛様体動脈を注意深く辿った。

意味（1）

(anatomy) Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

short posterior ciliary arteries （ plural ）