Definition of Vena facialis anterior

1. Noun. A continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein.

Exact synonyms: Anterior Facial Vein
Generic synonyms: Facial Vein, Vena Facialis

Medical Definition of Vena facialis anterior

1. A continuation of the angular vein at the medial angle of the eye. It passes diagonally downward and outward, joining with the retromandibular vein below the border of the lower jaw before emptying into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior, vena facialis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vena Facialis Anterior

vena cutanea
vena cystica
vena digitalis
vena diploica
vena emissaria
vena emissaria condylaris
vena emissaria mastoidea
vena emissaria occipitalis
vena emissaria parietalis
vena epigastrica inferior
vena epigastrica superficialis
vena ethmoidalis
vena facialis
vena facialis anterior (current term)
vena facialis communis
vena facialis posterior
vena faciei profunda
vena femoralis
vena gastrica
vena gastrica-dextra
vena gastrica dextra
vena gastrica sinistra
vena gastro-omentalis dextra
vena gastro-omentalis sinistra
vena gastroomentalis
vena genus
vena gluteus
vena gyri olfactorii

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