labyrinthine artery

labyrinthine artery (plural labyrinthine arteries)

1. (anatomy) A long slender artery that arises from the basilar artery or one of its branches, accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve through the internal auditory canal, and is distributed to the inner ear.

   Synonyms: auditory artery, internal auditory artery

• anterior inferior cerebellar artery
• pontine artery
• superior cerebellar artery

• “internal auditory artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.