| NOUN | body | ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica | either of two veins that serve the eye |
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| Meaning | Either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus. | |
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| Synonym | vena ophthalmica | |
| Narrower | inferior ophthalmic vein | A vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket |
| superior ophthalmic vein | 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 | |
| Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
| Spanish | vena oftálmica, vena ophthalmica | |
| Catalan | vena ophthalmica | |
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