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    LABIAL ARTERY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouthplay

    Synonyms:

    arteria labialis; labial artery

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("labial artery" is a kind of...):

    arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "labial artery"):

    arteria labialis inferior; inferior labial artery (an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip)

    arteria labialis superior; superior labial artery (an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip)

    Holonyms ("labial artery" is a part of...):

    lip (either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking)

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