FACIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does facial mean? 

• FACIAL (noun)
  The noun FACIAL has 2 senses:

1. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

2. care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

  Familiarity information: FACIAL used as a noun is rare.

• FACIAL (adjective)
  The adjective FACIAL has 2 senses:

1. of or concerning the face

2. of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object

  Familiarity information: FACIAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACIAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

facial; facial nerve; nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve

Hypernyms ("facial" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

Holonyms ("facial" is a part of...):

face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

Derivation:

facial (of or concerning the face)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("facial" is a kind of...):

beauty treatment (enhancement of someone's personal beauty)

skin care; skincare (care for the skin)

Derivation:

facial (of or concerning the face)

• FACIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or concerning the face

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

facial expression

Pertainym:

face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

Derivation:

face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

face (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)

facial (care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams)

facial (cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

face (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)

Derivation:

face (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)

 Context examples 

Swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in facial tissues.

(Face Edema, NCI Thesaurus)

This instrument contains 5 sections with a total of 12 items pertaining to facial and oral movements, global judgments, trunk movements, dental status, and extremity movements.

(Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) Facial and Oral Movements, Muscles of facial expression, e.g., movements of forehead, eyebrows, periorbital area, cheeks.

(AIMS - Muscles of Facial Expression, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by swelling due to excessive fluid accumulation in facial tissues.

(Face Edema, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The analysis revealed a single genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor that was strongly associated with facial recognition memory.

(Oxytocin affects facial recognition, NIH)

Facial recognition software is an example of machine learning.

(Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells, National Institutes of Health)

It is characterized by facial paralysis leading to lack of facial expression and the inability to move the eyes laterally.

(Mobius Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The facial structures contain the eyes, nose and mouth, cheeks and jaws.

(Face, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminal branch of the facial artery with distribution to the side of the nose.

(Angular Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists think that a viral infection makes the facial nerve swell or become inflamed.

(Bell's Palsy, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)