lingual artery

English

Noun

lingual artery (plural lingual arteries)

1. (anatomy) An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.

   Hyponyms: deep lingual artery, sublingual artery

Translations

branch of the external carotid artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舌動脈／舌动脉 (shé dòngmài)

See also

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

 

References

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