external carotid artery

English

Alternative forms

• external carotid

Noun

external carotid artery (plural external carotid arteries)

1. (anatomy) The outer branch of the carotid artery that supplies the face, tongue, and external parts of the head.

   Hypernym: common carotid artery

   Hyponyms: ascending pharyngeal artery, facial artery, lingual artery, maxillary artery, occipital artery, posterior auricular artery, superficial temporal artery, superior thyroid artery

   Coordinate term: internal carotid artery

Translations

artery to the external head

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸外動脈／颈外动脉 (jǐngwàidòngmài)

References

• “external carotid artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.