SINCE 1828
infraorbital artery
nounMedical Definition of infraorbital artery
: a branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye
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