HyperDic: temporal_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression temporal vein:
NOUNbodytemporal vein, vena temporalisany of several veins draining the temporal region
English > temporal vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of several veins draining the temporal region.
Synonymvena temporalis
Narrowerdeep temporal veintemporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
middle temporal veinArises near the eye
superficial temporal veinjoin the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena temporal
Catalanvena temporal

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