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intermediate temporal artery

intermediate temporal artery

8.2
A blood vessel on the temple that brings blood to the middle part of the brain near the ear
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria temporal intermedia
  • Damage to the intermediate temporal artery can affect memory functions in the brain.

Examples

  • The surgeon carefully avoided the intermediate temporal artery during the procedure.

  • Studies have mapped the blood flow of the intermediate temporal artery in patients with strokes.

  • The intermediate temporal artery plays a crucial role in brain function.

  • Surgeons must be careful not to damage the intermediate temporal artery during procedures.

  • Damage to the intermediate temporal artery can affect memory functions in the brain.

  • The surgeon carefully avoided the intermediate temporal artery during the procedure.

  • Studies have mapped the blood flow of the intermediate temporal artery in patients with strokes.

Synonyms

arteria temporalis intermedia
vsintermediate temporal artery
  • Specialized
9.9

A small artery in the head that supplies the middle part of the temporal lobe

has identical meaning but is framed as an artery in the temporal region

Surface Forms

intermediate temporal artery singular
intermediate temporal arteries plural

Morphology

intermediate + temporal + artery

The phrase is directly compositional: 'artery' (a blood vessel) modified by 'temporal' (relating to the temple/side of the head) and 'intermediate' (middle), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes a blood vessel located in the middle portion of the temporal region. Technical details about which part of the cortex it supplies are specialist knowledge, but the core locative and referential meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

The noun intermediate temporal artery names a blood vessel: artery means 'a blood vessel', temporal points to the temple or 'side of the head', and intermediate means 'in the middle'. So the name literally describes the artery that gives blood to the middle part of the brain at the temple.