<anatomy, artery> Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. ... Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
the anterior meningeal branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery, supplying the dura mater.
Type: Term Synonyms: anterior meningeal branch (of anterior ethmoidal artery)
[n] - branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa
noun branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa