English Explanatory Dictionary

maxillary vein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.

Word forms

maxillary vein maxillary veins
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