temporal artery

/ˌtɛmpərəl ˌɑrdəri/

Other forms: temporal arteries

Definitions of temporal artery

1. noun

   any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe
   types:

   anterior temporal artery, arteria temporalis anterior

   temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

   arteria temporalis intermedia, intermediate temporal artery

   temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

   arteria temporalis posterior, posterior temporal artery

   temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

   type of:

   arteria cerebri, cerebral artery

   any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex