POSTERIOR FACIAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

posterior facial vein; retromandibular vein; vena retromandibularis

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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