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facial

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Facial \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}.

Source : WordNet®

facial
     n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial
          nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
     2: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and
        massage and the application of cosmetic creams

facial
     adj 1: of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial
            hair"; "facial expression"
     2: of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
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