facial artery

English

Noun

facial artery (plural facial arteries)

(anatomy) 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.
Synonym: external maxillary artery

Hyponyms: angular artery, ascending palatine artery, inferior labial artery, submental artery, superior labial artery

Translations

branch of the external carotid artery

Chinese:
Mandarin: 面動脈／面动脉 (miàn dòngmài); 顏面動脈／颜面动脉 (yánmiàn dòngmài)

See also

References

“facial artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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