transverse facial artery
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transverse facial artery (plural transverse facial arteries)
- (anatomy) A large branch of the superficial temporal artery that arises in the parotid gland and supplies or gives off branches supplying the parotid gland, masseter muscle, and adjacent parts.
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- “transverse facial artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.