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DEEP CERVICAL VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
Synonyms:
cervical vein; deep cervical vein; vena cervicalis profunda
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Hypernyms ("deep cervical vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)