facial artery
facial artery · facial arteries
An artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual…An artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual artery and gives off a number of branches supplying the neck and face.
Meaning
1 sensesAn artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual artery and gives off a number of branches supplying the neck and face.
an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
Forms
plural: facial arteries| Singular | facial artery |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face:arteria facialisexternal maxillary artery
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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