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VENA VORTICOSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena vorticosum mean? 

VENA VORTICOSUM (noun)
  The noun VENA VORTICOSUM has 1 sense:

1. a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veinsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


VENA VORTICOSUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

vena vorticosum; vortex vein; vorticose vein

Hypernyms ("vena vorticosum" 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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