Definition of Labial vein

1. Noun. Veins draining the lips of the vulva.


2. Noun. A vein draining the lips of the mouth.
Exact synonyms: Vena Labialis
Group relationships: Lip
Specialized synonyms: Inferior Labial Vein, Vena Labialis Inferior, Superior Labial Vein, Vena Labialis Superior
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel

Literary usage of Labial vein

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

1. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"... d, communicating branch with opposite anterior facial; e, superficial branch from lower jaw; /, submental vein; g, inferior labial vein; h, ..."

2. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"At its hinder end it is joined by the inferior labial vein. The common trunk thus formed is the facial vein. This is continued backward along the sides of ..."

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