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BUCCAL ARTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buccal artery mean?
• BUCCAL ARTERY (noun)
The noun BUCCAL ARTERY has 1 sense:
1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
Familiarity information: BUCCAL ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria buccalis; buccal artery
Hypernyms ("buccal artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("buccal artery" is a part of...):
cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)
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