maxillary vein (English, noun)
expansion: maxillary vein (plural maxillary veins)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.
Forms:
form: maxillary veins
tags: plural