VENA NASALIS EXTERNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena nasalis externa mean? 

• VENA NASALIS EXTERNA (noun)
  The noun VENA NASALIS EXTERNA has 1 sense:

1. one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA NASALIS EXTERNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

external nasal vein; vena nasalis externa

Hypernyms ("vena nasalis externa" is a kind of...):

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