thyroid artery
n.
An artery with origin in the aortic arch or the brachiocephalic artery and distribution to the thyroid gland; lowest thyroid artery.
An artery with origin in the thyrocervical trunk and branches to the ascending cervical, inferior laryngeal, muscular, esophageal, and tracheal arteries; inferior thyroid artery.
An artery with origin in the external carotid artery and branches to the infrahyoid, superior laryngeal, sternocleidomastoid, and cricothyroid arteries; superior thyroid artery.
Words nearby thyroid artery
thyroglossal,
thyrohyal,
thyrohyoid,
thyrohyoid membrane,
thyroid,
thyroid artery,
thyroid bruit,
thyroid cartilage,
thyroid crisis,
thyroid gland,
thyroid hormone