Thesaurus: facial

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.
2. adj. of or concerning the face
3. adj. of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
4. n. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
5. n. care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
6. 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.
7. Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, ornerve.-- Fa"cial*ly, adv. Facial angle (Anat.), the angle, in a skull,included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from themost prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upperjaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of theexternal auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
8. j:93/n:7 n. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles n. care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams a. of or concerning the face a. of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object