mastoid branch of occipital artery

mas·toid branch of oc·cip·i·tal ar·ter·y

[TA]

artery passing through the mastoid foramen; distribution, mastoid air cells; anastomosis, middle meningeal artery.

Synonym(s): ramus mastoideus arteriae occipitalis [TA], mastoid artery

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