lingual artery
Noun 1. an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue (synonym) arteria lingualis (hypernym) artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel (part-holonym) mouth | ||||
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Lingual artery Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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lingual artery
lingual artery
n : an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: arteria lingualis ]
lingual artery
n : an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: arteria lingualis ]
Lingual artery Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Lingual artery
It first runs obliquely upward and medialward to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone.
It then curves downward and forward, forming a loop which is crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, and passing beneath the Digastricus and Stylohyoideus it runs horizontally forward, beneath the Hyoglossus, and finally, ascending almost perpendicularly to the tongue, turns forward on its lower surface as far as the tip, under the name of the deep lingual artery (profunda linguae ).
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