NOUN | body | vena facialis, facial vein | any of several veins draining the face |
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Meaning | Any of several veins draining the face. | |
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Synonym | facial vein | |
Part of | face, human face | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
Narrower | anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior | A continuation of the angular vein |
retromandibular vein, vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein | Posterior branch of the facial vein | |
Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
Spanish | vena facialis, vena facial | |
Catalan | vena facialis, vena facial |
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