HyperDic: vortex_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression vortex vein:
NOUNbodyvortex vein, vorticose vein, vena vorticosuma vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body
English > vortex vein: 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.
Synonymsvorticose vein, vena vorticosum
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena vorticosum
Catalanvena vorticosum

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