FACIAL ARTERY
\fˈe͡ɪʃə͡l ˈɑːtəɹi], \fˈeɪʃəl ˈɑːtəɹi], \f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_əl ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of FACIAL ARTERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
By Princeton University
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an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Is a branch of the external carotid, which rises beneath the digastricus, and is distributed to almost every part of the face. It furnishes the inferior palatal, submental, superior labial, inferior labial, and dorsalis nasi.
By Robley Dunglison
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