Term: external carotid artery: the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
Candidate hypernym: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta → 1
Candidate hypernym: moss-trooper: a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland) → 0
Candidate hypernym: lamppost: a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tail: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements → 0
Candidate hypernym: inclusion body myositis: myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women → 0
Candidate hypernym: congress: a meeting of elected or appointed representatives → 0
Candidate hypernym: medium wave: a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz) → 0
Candidate hypernym: phasianid: a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: minicomputer: a digital computer of medium size → 0
Candidate hypernym: cheyenne: a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sagittarius: type genus of the Sagittariidae → 0