Definition of Facial vein

1. Noun. Any of several veins draining the face.

Exact synonyms: Vena Facialis
Specialized synonyms: Anterior Facial Vein, Vena Facialis Anterior, Posterior Facial Vein, Retromandibular Vein, Vena Retromandibularis
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Face, Human Face

Medical Definition of Facial vein

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 Facial Vein

facial plane
facial plexus
facial profile
facial profiling
facial recognition
facial reflex
facial root
facial spasm
facial surface of tooth
facial tic
facial tics
facial tissue
facial triangle
facial trophoneurosis
facial vein (current term)
facial vein (current term)
facial vision
facias
faciend
faciends
facient
facies
facies
facies antebrachialis anterior
facies antebrachialis posterior
facies anterior
facies anterior antebrachii
facies anterior brachii
facies anterior corneae
facies anterior corporis maxillae

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