VENA ETHMOIDALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena ethmoidalis mean? 

• VENA ETHMOIDALIS (noun)
  The noun VENA ETHMOIDALIS has 1 sense:

1. veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein

  Familiarity information: VENA ETHMOIDALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA ETHMOIDALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ethmoidal vein; vena ethmoidalis

Hypernyms ("vena ethmoidalis" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)