noun
inferior thyroid artery
Anatomical term for the artery supplying the lower part of the thyroid gland.
下甲状腺動脈は鎖骨下動脈から分枝する。
The inferior thyroid artery branches off from the subclavian artery.
Superior thyroid artery; supplies the upper part of the thyroid gland, branching from the external carotid artery.
Compound of 下 (inferior) + 甲状腺 (thyroid gland) + 動脈 (artery).