inferior alveolar artery

noun

Medical Definition of inferior alveolar artery

: a branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw

— called also inferior dental artery, mandibular artery

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