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lingual artery

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Main Entry: lingual artery
Function: noun
: an artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue—see DEEP LINGUAL ARTERY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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lingual artery n.
An artery with origin in the carotid artery, with distribution to the undersurface of the tongue, terminating as the deep artery of the tongue, and with branches to the suprahyoid and dorsal lingual branches and the sublingual artery.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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