Term Name: | caroticotympanic artery |
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Synonyms: | arteriae caroticotympanicae, caroticotympanic branch, ramus caroticotympanicus |
Definition: | The caroticotympanic branch (tympanic branch) is small; it enters the tympanic cavity through a minute foramen in the carotid canal, and anastomoses with the anterior tympanic branch of the internal maxillary, and with the stylomastoid artery. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0007693] |