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lingual artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
lin-gual artery
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.

Inflected Forms

lingual arteries (plural)

Phrases

ascending pharyngeal artery facial artery maxillary artery occipital artery posterior auricular artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery

Frequently Paired Words

ascending pharyngeal artery facial artery maxillary artery occipital artery posterior auricular artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery

Synonyms

arteria lingualis

Questions

What does lingual artery mean?
An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.

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