VENA MAXILLARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena maxillaris mean? 

• VENA MAXILLARIS (noun)
  The noun VENA MAXILLARIS has 1 sense:

1. posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA MAXILLARIS (noun)

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 ("vena maxillaris" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)