Posterior facial vein

Introduction: Posterior facial vein

Description of Posterior facial vein

Posterior facial vein: SYN: retromandibular vein.
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Posterior facial vein: posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear.
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Posterior facial vein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Posterior facial vein:

• Facial vein
• Posterior
• Facial
• Vein

Terms associated with Posterior facial vein:

Terms Similar to Posterior facial vein:

• retromandibular vein
• vena retromandibularis

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Broader terms for Posterior facial vein

• facial vein
• vena facialis

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Hierarchical classifications of Posterior facial vein

The following list attempts to classify Posterior facial vein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• facial vein,vena facialis
• vein,vena,venous blood vessel
• blood vessel
• vas,vessel
• tube,tube-shaped structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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