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external carotid

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Noun1.external carotidexternal carotid - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
arteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta


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Cerebral angiography revealed that the tumor was primarily supplied by three branches of the left external carotid artery--the left posterior occipital artery, the ascending pharyngeal artery, and the posterior auricular artery--with a minor contribution from the petrous branch of the left internal carotid artery.
But in the operation, surgeons had to tie off the external carotid artery because the cancer had wrapped itself around the blood vessel in his neck.
Flow reversal is achieved at the treatment site by selectively occluding common carotid and external carotid artery blood flow.
 
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