central retinal artery
English
Noun
central retinal artery (plural central retinal arteries)
- (anatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina.
- Synonyms: central artery of the retina, retinal artery
Translations
branch of the ophthalmic artery
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See also
- anterior ciliary artery
- anterior ethmoidal artery
- dorsal nasal artery
- lacrimal artery
- long posterior ciliary artery
- medial palpebral artery
- posterior ethmoidal artery
- short posterior ciliary artery
- supraorbital artery
- supratrochlear artery
References
- “central artery of the retina”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary