arteria meningea

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1. any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures (noun.body)

hypernym	:	arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	anterior meningeal artery,
definition	:	branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa (noun.body)

hyponym	:	middle meningeal artery,
definition	:	branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges (noun.body)

hyponym	:	posterior meningeal artery,
definition	:	branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa (noun.body)