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RETROMANDIBULAR VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear
Synonyms:
posterior facial vein; retromandibular vein; vena retromandibularis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("retromandibular vein" is a kind of...):
facial vein; vena facialis (any of several veins draining the face)