NOUN | body | vena ophthalmica, ophthalmic vein | 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 | ophthalmic vein | |
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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