NOUN | body | temporal vein, vena temporalis | any of several veins draining the temporal region |
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Meaning | Any of several veins draining the temporal region. | |
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Synonym | vena temporalis | |
Narrower | deep temporal vein | temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus |
middle temporal vein | Arises near the eye | |
superficial temporal vein | join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein | |
Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
Spanish | vena temporal | |
Catalan | vena temporal |
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