Noun | 1. | ![]() arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body arteria facialis, external maxillary artery, facial artery - an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face internal maxillary artery - the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges |