HyperDic: vena_vorticosum

English > 1 sense of the expression vena vorticosum:
NOUNbodyvena vorticosum, vortex vein, vorticose veina vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body
English > vena vorticosum: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins.
Synonymsvortex vein, vorticose vein
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena vorticosum
Catalanvena vorticosum

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