labial artery

English

Noun

labial artery (plural labial arteries)

1. (anatomy) Either of two branches of the facial artery of which one is distributed to the upper and one to the lower lip.

   Meronyms: inferior labial artery, superior labial artery

Translations

artery to the lips

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脣動脈／唇动脉 (chún dòngmài)

See also

• angular artery
• ascending palatine artery
• posterior labial artery
• submental artery

References

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