HyperDic: vena_maxillaris

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

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