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labial artery

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labial artery
n.
1. An artery with origin in the facial artery, with distribution to the lower lip, and with anastomoses to the chin and lower lip arteries; inferior labial artery.
2. An artery with origin in the facial artery, with distribution to the upper lip and to the nasal septum, and with anastomoses to the sphenopalatine artery; superior labial artery.
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The superior labial artery reaches the anterior septum from the upper lip.
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Martello said the surgery was challenging because she had to locate and then reconnect incredibly small portions of the labial artery - both in the face and in the severed lip.
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On endoscopic visualization, it quickly became apparent that the source of the bleeding was a prominent superior labial artery on the left (figure).
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