ARTERIA LINGUALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria lingualis mean? 

• ARTERIA LINGUALIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA LINGUALIS has 1 sense:

1. an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA LINGUALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA LINGUALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria lingualis; lingual artery

Hypernyms ("arteria lingualis" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("arteria lingualis" is a part of...):

mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)