facial canal

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The bony passage in the temporal bone through which the facial nerve passes to the stylomastoid foramen.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

He knew all about cilantro and the best facial cleanses, but in bed and on the kitchen table he was all about the ladies.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leaflets were widely distributed during that era saying that facial covering was what separated the Muslim woman from the infidel.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The black abaya and facial covering was imposed on all female government employees, and on schools and universities.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Montgomery gets his star turn when his facial recognition and code-breaking “technology” caught the eye of the CIA.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was not quite sure of himself just then; his lips trembled a little; he could not altogether control his facial muscles.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Second, his prognathism, or projection of the jaws—his index of facial angle being about 70, as compared with the Caucasian 82.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Even more belligerent than the words was the tone and the facial expression of the speaker.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
Then suddenly all the muscles around his mouth tightened like the facial muscles of a man who is hammering something.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
But the nose grew longer and facial hair reappeared; simultaneously her complexion cleared, her posture straightened.
A Feast of Demons|William Morrison