"external carotid artery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: external carotid arteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=external carotid artery}} 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. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: external carotid Translations (artery to the external head): 頸外動脈 (Chinese Mandarin), 颈外动脉 (jǐngwàidòngmài) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-external_carotid_artery-en-noun-KoFWKp8A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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