thyroid artery

thyroid artery (plural thyroid arteries)

1. (anatomy) Either of two or three arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck.

   Hyponyms: inferior thyroid artery, superior thyroid artery, thyroid ima artery

• thyroid ima artery

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