sublingual artery

n.

An artery with origin in the lingual artery, with distribution to the extrinsic muscles of the tongue, the sublingual gland, and the mucosa of the region, and with anastomoses to the artery of the opposite side and the submental artery.

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Words nearby sublingual artery

subliminal, subliminal advertising, subliminal perception, sublimity, sublingual, sublingual artery, sublingual caruncle, sublingual cyst, sublingual duct, sublingual gland, sublingual nerve
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