Nouns

• maxillary vein — Noun – English ～ posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
• lumbar vein — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
• long saphenous vein — Noun – English ～ the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
• pharyngeal vein — Noun – English ～ veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein
• peroneal vein — Noun – English ～ accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
• pericardial vein — Noun – English ～ several small veins from the pericardium
• perforating vein — Noun – English ～ veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein
• parotid vein — Noun – English ～ parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
• paraumbilical vein — Noun – English ～ small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
• phrenic vein — Noun – English ～ either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
• pectoral vein — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein
• nasofrontal vein — Noun – English ～ a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
• musculophrenic vein — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
• scrotal vein — Noun – English ～ veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins
• sacral vein — Noun – English ～ vein of the sacral region
• ophthalmic vein — Noun – English ～ either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
• pancreatic vein — Noun – English ～ veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
• ovarian vein — Noun – English ～ one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
• palatine vein — Noun – English ～ a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein
• oblique vein of the left atrium — Noun – English ～ a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium

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