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vena facialis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
