inferior alveolar artery

== English == === Noun === inferior alveolar artery (plural inferior alveolar arteries) (anatomy) 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. Synonyms: inferior dental artery, mandibular artery Hyponym: mental artery Coordinate terms: anterior superior alveolar artery, middle superior alveolar artery, posterior superior alveolar artery ==== Translations ==== === See also === accessory meningeal artery anterior tympanic artery deep auricular artery middle meningeal artery === References === “inferior alveolar artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.