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LABIAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein draining the lips of the mouth

Synonyms:

labial vein; vena labialis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "labial vein"):

inferior labial vein; vena labialis inferior (a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip)

superior labial vein; vena labialis superior (a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip)

Holonyms ("labial vein" is a part of...):

lip (either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Veins draining the lips of the vulva

Synonyms:

labial vein; vena labialis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "labial vein"):

anterior labial veins; venae labiales anteriores (veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein)

posterior labial veins; venae labiales posteriores (veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein)

Holonyms ("labial vein" is a part of...):

vulva (external parts of the female genitalia)

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