ANTERIOR FACIAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein

Synonyms:

anterior facial vein; vena facialis anterior

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("anterior facial vein" is a kind of...):

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

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