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Definition of Lingual artery

1. Noun. An artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue.

Medical Definition of Lingual artery

1. Origin, external carotid; distribution, runs along under surface of tongue, terminates as deep lingual artery; branches, suprahyoid and dorsal lingual branches and sublingual artery. Synonym: arteria lingualis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lingual Artery

Literary usage of Lingual artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The hypoglossal nerve crosses the lingual artery, and then becomes separated from it, ... The branches of the lingual artery are—the Hyoid. Sublingual. ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The hypoglossal nerve crosses the first part of the lingual artery, but is separated from the second part by the Hyoglossus. Branches. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1886)
"(2) The middle ramus, the trunk proper, bends around the lateral border of the tongue, and enters its substance with the lingual artery 30 mm. ..."

4. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The lingual artery is often united at its origin with the facial ... The lingual artery has been seen replaced entirely or in large part by a branch ..."

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