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VENA PALATINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vena palatina mean?
• VENA PALATINA (noun)
The noun VENA PALATINA has 1 sense:
1. a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein
Familiarity information: VENA PALATINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
palatine vein; vena palatina
Hypernyms ("vena palatina" 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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