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RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does retromandibular vein mean?

• RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN (noun)
The noun RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

Familiarity information: RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

retromandibular vein ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

posterior facial vein; retromandibular vein; vena retromandibularis

Hypernyms ("retromandibular vein" is a kind of...):

facial vein; vena facialis (any of several veins draining the face)

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