facial vein

facial vein
facial vein n a vein that arises as the angular vein, drains the superficial structures of the face, and empties into the internal jugular vein called also anterior facial vein see DEEP FACIAL VEIN, POSTERIOR FACIAL VEIN

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vena facialis.

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  • Facial vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena facialis anterior GraySubject = 167 GrayPage = 645 Caption = Veins of the head and neck. (Anterior facial labeled at right center, at cheek, to right of masseter.) Caption2 = Dissection, showing salivary… …   Wikipedia

  • facial vein — noun any of several veins draining the face • Syn: ↑vena facialis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑anterior facial vein, ↑vena facialis an …   Useful english dictionary

  • Common facial vein — Vein: Common facial vein Veins of the head and neck. Gray s subject #167 645 …   Wikipedia

  • Deep facial vein — Vein: Deep facial vein Latin vena profunda faciei Gray s subject #167 645 Drains to facial vein The anterior facial vein receives a branch of considerable size, the deep facial vein, from the pterygoid venous plexu …   Wikipedia

  • posterior facial vein — n a vein that is formed in the upper part of the parotid gland behind the mandible by the union of several tributaries, gives off a communication with the facial vein as it passes through the parotid gland, and joins with the posterior auricular… …   Medical dictionary

  • posterior facial vein — noun posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear • Syn: ↑retromandibular vein, ↑vena retromandibularis • Hypernyms: ↑facial vein, ↑vena facialis …   Useful english dictionary

  • common facial vein — noun vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel …   Useful english dictionary

  • anterior facial vein — n FACIAL VEIN …   Medical dictionary

  • deep facial vein — n a tributary of the facial vein that drains part of the pterygoid plexus and neighboring structures …   Medical dictionary

  • anterior facial vein — noun a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein • Syn: ↑vena facialis anterior • Hypernyms: ↑facial vein, ↑vena facialis …   Useful english dictionary

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