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ascending pharyngeal artery

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ascending pharyngeal artery
n.
An artery with its origin in the external carotid artery and with distribution to both the wall of the pharynx and the soft palate.

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Cerebral angiography revealed that the tumor was primarily supplied by three branches of the left external carotid artery--the left posterior occipital artery, the ascending pharyngeal artery, and the posterior auricular artery--with a minor contribution from the petrous branch of the left internal carotid artery.
 
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