temporal : Idioms & Phrases

• noun temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
  arteria temporalis anterior.
  

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• noun temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
  

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• noun temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
  arteria temporalis intermedia.
  

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• noun the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
  second estate.
  

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• the peers of England; also, sixteen representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight representatives of the Irish peerage.

Webster 1913

• noun arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein
  

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Post-tem"po*ral adjective

Etymology

Pref. post- + temporal.

Definitions

1. (Anat.) Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes. -- n. A post-temporal bone.

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• noun temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe
  arteria temporalis posterior.
  

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• noun join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein
  

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• noun arrangement of events in time
  temporal arrangement.
  

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• noun inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment
  

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• noun any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe
  

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• . See the Note under Augment, n.

Webster 1913

• noun a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
  os temporale.
  

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• a very complex bone situated in the side of the skull of most mammals and containing the organ of hearing. It consists of an expanded squamosal portion above the ear, corresponding to the squamosal and zygoma of the lower vertebrates, and a thickened basal petrosal and mastoid portion, corresponding to the periotic and tympanic bones of the lower vertebrates.

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• noun the outer corner of the eye
  

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• noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
  temporal ccortex.
  

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• noun any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum
  

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• noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
  temporal ccortex.
  

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• noun epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
  psychomotor epilepsy.
  

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• noun muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
  musculus temporalis; temporalis; temporalis muscle.
  

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• noun arrangement of events in time
  temporal arrangement.
  

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• noun a property relating to time
  

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• noun a relation involving time
  

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• noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
  temporal.
  

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• noun any of several veins draining the temporal region
  vena temporalis.
  

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