Meaning of FACIAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'feyshul
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- [n] care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
- [n] cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
- [adj] of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression"
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| | Synonyms: | | facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve |
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| | See Also: | | cranial nerve, face, human face, skin care | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fa"cial\, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F.
facial.]
Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or
nerve. -- {Fa"cial*ly}, adv.
{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}.
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