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Definition of Arteria facialis

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

Medical Definition of Arteria facialis

1. Origin, external carotid; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar and glandular branches, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, masseteric, buccal, lateral nasal branches, and angular. Synonym: arteria facialis, arteria maxillaris externa, external maxillary artery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Facialis

Literary usage of Arteria facialis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"... a branch of the arteria cerebralis anterior, and that it later forms a connection with the arteria facialis. This connection increases in strength, ..."

2. The Origin of the Fittest: Essays on Evolution by Edward Drinker Cope (1886)
"... is originally a branch of the arteria cerebralis anterior, and that it later forms a connection with the arteria facialis. This connection increases in ..."

3. Engravings of the Arteries: Illustrating the Second Volume of the Anatomy of by Charles Bell (1811)
"Dorsalis linguae. j Ranina. I Branches irregularly to the ( muscles of the tongue and *• pharynx. 9. arteria facialis. See the succeeding plate 1. 10. ..."

4. ... The Blood-vascular System of the Loricati, the Mailcheeked Fishes by William Fitch Allen (1905)
"... and arteria facialis, V. & Y. 23. External jugular or facial veins, Ex.JV Desc. by Stannius ; Anterior facial veins, Parker; ..."

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