Definition: 'Masseteric Artery'
masseteric arteryType: Term
1. origin, second (infratemporal) part of maxillary; distribution, masseter muscle via mandibular notch, temporomandibular joint; anastomoses, branches of transverse facial and masseteric branches of facial.
Synonyms: arteria masseterica
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