HyperDic: maxillary_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression maxillary vein:
NOUNbodymaxillary vein, vena maxillarisposterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus
English > maxillary vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningPosterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein.
Synonymvena maxillaris
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena maxilar
Catalanvena maxilar

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