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maxillary vein

maxillary vein noun: a short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.

Noun

maxillary vein (plural maxillary veins)

  1. A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.

Forms of maxillary vein

pluralmaxillary veins

Questions about maxillary vein

What does maxillary vein mean?
Maxillary vein means a short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.
What part of speech is maxillary vein?
Maxillary vein is a noun.
What is the plural of maxillary vein?
The plural of maxillary vein is maxillary veins.

Words near maxillary vein in the dictionary

  1. maxillary nerves
  2. maxillary palp
  3. maxillary palps
  4. maxillary sinus
  5. maxillary sinuses
  6. maxillary vein
  7. maxillary veins
  8. maxillas
  9. maxillate
  10. maxillectomies
  11. maxillectomy

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