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Definition of Lacrimal vein

1. Noun. Drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein.

Medical Definition of Lacrimal vein

1. Small vein which it drains the lacrimal gland, passing posteriorly through the orbit with the lacrimal artery to empty into the superior ophthalmic vein. Synonym: vena lacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacrimal Vein

Literary usage of Lacrimal vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A) by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... vein Superior ophthalmic vein lacrimal vein Muscular veins Vortex veins Posterior ciliary veins Anterior ciliary veins Central vein of retina Episcleral ..."

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