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CYSTIC VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cystic vein mean?
• CYSTIC VEIN (noun)
The noun CYSTIC VEIN has 1 sense:
1. vein that drains the gallbladder
Familiarity information: CYSTIC VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vein that drains the gallbladder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cystic vein; vena cystica
Hypernyms ("cystic 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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