external carotid artery

Other forms: external carotid arteries

Definitions of external carotid artery
  1. noun
    the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
    synonyms: external carotid
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    type of:
    arteria carotis, carotid artery
    either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
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