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vena ophthalmica — noun either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus • Syn: ↑ophthalmic vein • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑inferior ophthalmic vein, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vena ophthalmica inferior — [TA] inferior ophthalmic vein: a vein formed by confluence of muscular and ciliary branches, and running backward either to join the superior ophthalmic vein or to open directly into the cavernous sinus; it sends a communicating branch through… … Medical dictionary
Superior ophthalmic vein — Infobox Vein Name = Superior ophthalmic vein Latin = vena ophthalmica superior GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 659 Caption = Veins of orbit. (Superior ophthalmic labeled at top.) Caption2 = The sinuses at the base of the skull. (Superior ophthalmic… … Wikipedia
ophthalmic vein superior — vena ophthalmica superior … Medical dictionary
vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live … Medical dictionary
superior ophthalmic vein — noun a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus • Hypernyms: ↑ophthalmic vein, ↑vena ophthalmica … Useful english dictionary
Fissura orbitalis superior — Linke Orbita des Menschen von vorn. 1 Foramen ethmoidale, 2 Canalis opticus, 3 Fissura orbitalis superior, 4 Fossa sacci lacrimalis, 5 Sulcus infraorbitalis, 6 Fissura orbitalis inferior, 7 Foramen infraorbitale. Die Fissura orbitalis superior… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Dorsum sellae — Schädelbasis, Fossa cranii media (grün) Die Fossa cranii media (lat., ‚mittlere Schädelgrube‘) ist ein Abschnitt der Schädelhöhle, der den mittleren Teil des Gehirns, den Schläfenlappen des Großhirns und einen Teil des Stammhirns, beherbergt. Sie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Glandula lacrimalis — Tränenapparat: a = Tränendrüse b = oberes Tränenpünktchen c = oberes Tränenröhrchen d = Tränensack e = unteres Tränenpünktchen f = unteres Tränenröhrchen g = Tränennasengang Die Tränendrüse (lat. Glandula lacrimalis) ist eine Drüse zur Produktion … Deutsch Wikipedia
