ophthalmic artery
1Ophthalmic artery — Artery: Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery and its branches …
2ophthalmic artery — n a branch of the internal carotid artery following the optic nerve through the optic foramen into the orbit and supplying the eye and adjacent structures * * * arteria ophthalmica …
3ophthalmic artery — noun a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures • Syn: ↑arteria ophthalmica • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun : a branch of the internal carotid following the optic… …
4ophthalmic artery — (Order Decapoda): Anterior aorta [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
5Ophthalmic — means pertaining to the eye, and can refer to: Ophthalmology Ophthalmic nerve Ophthalmic artery Ophthalmic veins Ophthalmic drug administration, as with eye drops See also: Ophthalmia This d …
6Ophthalmic veins — The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior ophthalmic vein arises at the inner angle of the orbit and follows the course of the ophthalmic artery into the cavernous sinus, a large …
7Artery, ophthalmic — The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of face. It arises from the internal carotid artery that courses up deep within the front of the neck …
8ophthalmic — adjective Date: circa 1741 1. of, relating to, or situated near the eye 2. supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye < ophthalmic artery > …
9ophthalmic plexus — a nerve plexus accompanying the ophthalmic artery …
10Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …
