VENA FACIALIS ANTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena facialis anterior mean? 

• VENA FACIALIS ANTERIOR (noun)
  The noun VENA FACIALIS ANTERIOR has 1 sense:

1. a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein

  Familiarity information: VENA FACIALIS ANTERIOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA FACIALIS ANTERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anterior facial vein; vena facialis anterior

Hypernyms ("vena facialis anterior" is a kind of...):

facial vein; vena facialis (any of several veins draining the face)