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posterior facial vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | posterior facial vein - posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the earretromandibular vein, vena retromandibularisfacial vein, vena facialis - any of several veins draining the face |
EncyclopediaSeeveinposterior facial vein
ret·ro·man·dib·u·lar vein [TA] vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear; it runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch with the facial vein. Synonym(s): vena retromandibularis [TA], posterior facial vein, temporomaxillary vein, vena facialis posteriorposterior facial veinA vein that begins as the merger of the superior temporal and the maxillary veins inside the parotid gland. The posterior facial vein divides into two branches: an anterior branch that empties into the facial vein, and a posterior branch that joins the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein. Synonym: retromandibular veinSee also: veinposterior facial vein
Synonyms for posterior facial veinnoun posterior branch of the facial veinSynonyms- retromandibular vein
- vena retromandibularis
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