posterior auricular artery

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posterior auricular artery (plural posterior auricular arteries)

  1. (anatomy) A small branch of the external carotid artery that supplies or gives off branches supplying the back of the ear and the adjacent region of the scalp, the middle ear, tympanic membrane, and mastoid cells.
    Coordinate term: deep auricular artery

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