PHARYNGEAL VEIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does pharyngeal vein mean? • PHARYNGEAL VEIN (noun)
The noun PHARYNGEAL VEIN has 1 sense:
1. veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein
Familiarity information: PHARYNGEAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHARYNGEAL VEIN (noun)
Meaning:
Veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
pharyngeal vein; vena pharyngeus
Hypernyms ("pharyngeal 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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