NOUN | body | external maxillary artery, facial artery, arteria facialis | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
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Meaning | An artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face. | |
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Synonyms | facial artery, arteria facialis | |
Broader | maxillary artery, arteria maxillaris | Either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face |
Spanish | arteria facial, arteria maxilar externa | |
Catalan | artèria facial, artèria maxil·lar externa |
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