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ARTERIA LABIALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria labialis mean?
• ARTERIA LABIALIS (noun)
The noun ARTERIA LABIALIS has 1 sense:
1. an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
Familiarity information: ARTERIA LABIALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria labialis; labial artery
Hypernyms ("arteria labialis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arteria labialis"):
arteria labialis inferior; inferior labial artery (an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip)
arteria labialis superior; superior labial artery (an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip)
Holonyms ("arteria labialis" is a part of...):
lip (either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking)
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