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VENA LARYNGEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vena laryngea mean?
• VENA LARYNGEA (noun)
The noun VENA LARYNGEA has 1 sense:
1. one of two veins draining the larynx
Familiarity information: VENA LARYNGEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of two veins draining the larynx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
laryngeal vein; vena laryngea
Hypernyms ("vena laryngea" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("vena laryngea" is a part of...):
larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)
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