ARTERIA FACIALIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face

Synonyms:

arteria facialis; external maxillary artery; facial artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria facialis" is a kind of...):

arteria maxillaris; maxillary artery (either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face)

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