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SUPRAORBITAL VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supraorbital vein mean?
• SUPRAORBITAL VEIN (noun)
The noun SUPRAORBITAL VEIN has 1 sense:
1. drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein
Familiarity information: SUPRAORBITAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
supraorbital vein; vena supraorbitalis
Hypernyms ("supraorbital vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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