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VORTICOSE VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vorticose vein mean?
• VORTICOSE VEIN (noun)
The noun VORTICOSE VEIN has 1 sense:
1. a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
Familiarity information: VORTICOSE VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("vorticose 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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