facial : Idioms & Phrases

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anterior facial vein

  • noun a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein
    vena facialis anterior.
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common facial vein

  • noun vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein
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Facial angle

  • (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Webster 1913

facial artery

  • noun an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
    arteria facialis; external maxillary artery.
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facial expression

  • noun a gesture executed with the facial muscles
    facial expression.
  • noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
    expression; look; aspect; face.
    • a sad expression
    • a look of triumph
    • an angry face
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facial gesture

  • noun a gesture executed with the facial muscles
    facial expression.
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facial hair

  • noun hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
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facial index

  • noun the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face
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facial muscle

  • noun any of the skeletal muscles of the face
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facial nerve

  • noun cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
    nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve; facial.
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facial profiling

  • noun identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces
    • facial profiling is a new form of airport security
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facial recognition

  • noun biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces
    automatic face recognition; face recognition.
    • they used face recognition to spot known terrorists
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facial tissue

  • noun tissue paper suitable for use on the face
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facial vein

  • noun any of several veins draining the face
    vena facialis.
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posterior facial vein

  • noun posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear
    vena retromandibularis; retromandibular vein.
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