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maxillary veins

maxillary veins is the plural of maxillary vein.

Meaning of maxillary 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.

Questions about maxillary veins

What is maxillary veins the plural of?
Maxillary veins is the plural of maxillary vein.

Words near maxillary veins in the dictionary

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

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