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    VENA LINGUALIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial veinplay

    Synonyms:

    lingual vein; vena lingualis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("vena lingualis" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("vena lingualis" is a part of...):

    mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)

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