VENA PHARYNGEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena pharyngeus mean? 

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

1. veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PHARYNGEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pharyngeal vein; vena pharyngeus

Hypernyms ("vena pharyngeus" is a kind of...):

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