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SUPRATROCHLEAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supratrochlear vein mean? 

SUPRATROCHLEAR VEIN (noun)
  The noun SUPRATROCHLEAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular veinplay

  Familiarity information: SUPRATROCHLEAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUPRATROCHLEAR VEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

supratrochlear vein; vena supratrochlearis

Hypernyms ("supratrochlear 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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