facial artery

English

Noun

facial artery (plural facial arteries)

1. (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

• ascending pharyngeal artery
• lingual artery
• maxillary artery
• occipital artery
• posterior auricular artery
• superficial temporal artery
• superior thyroid artery

References

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