noun
lesser palatine artery
Anatomical term for a small artery that supplies the soft palate and palatine tonsils.
小口蓋動脈は下行口蓋動脈の枝である。
The lesser palatine artery is a branch of the descending palatine artery.
Compound of 小 (small) + 口蓋 (palate) + 動脈 (artery). The derivation is straightforward from its components.