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RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does retromandibular vein mean?
• RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN (noun)
The noun RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN has 1 sense:
1. posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear
Familiarity information: RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
posterior facial vein; retromandibular vein; vena retromandibularis
Hypernyms ("retromandibular vein" is a kind of...):
facial vein; vena facialis (any of several veins draining the face)
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