perforating vein
— Noun
– English
~ veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein
parotid vein
— Noun
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~ parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
paraumbilical vein
— Noun
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~ small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
phrenic vein
— Noun
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~ either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
pectoral vein
— Noun
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~ veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein
nasofrontal vein
— Noun
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~ a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
musculophrenic vein
— Noun
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~ veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
scrotal vein
— Noun
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~ veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins
sacral vein
— Noun
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~ vein of the sacral region
ophthalmic vein
— Noun
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~ either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
pancreatic vein
— Noun
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~ veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
ovarian vein
— Noun
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~ 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
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~ a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein
oblique vein of the left atrium
— Noun
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~ a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium
occipital vein
— Noun
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~ a vein that drains the occipital region
obturator vein
— Noun
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~ a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein
intervertebral vein
— Noun
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~ one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves
spinal vein
— Noun
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~ veins that drain the spinal cord
sternocleidomastoid vein
— Noun
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~ drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein
splenic vein
— Noun
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~ a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein