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MAXILLARY VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maxillary vein mean?
• MAXILLARY VEIN (noun)
The noun MAXILLARY VEIN has 1 sense:
1. posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
Familiarity information: MAXILLARY VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
maxillary vein; vena maxillaris
Hypernyms ("maxillary vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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