1. either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face; [syn: maxillary artery, arteria maxillaris]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maxillary artery
n 1: either of two arteries branching from the external carotid
artery and supplying structure of the face [syn: maxillary
artery, arteria maxillaris]