ARTERIA BUCCALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria buccalis mean? 

• ARTERIA BUCCALIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA BUCCALIS has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA BUCCALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA BUCCALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria buccalis; buccal artery

Hypernyms ("arteria buccalis" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("arteria buccalis" is a part of...):

cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)