ophthalmic vein

Noun
  1. Either of two veins that serve the eye;
    Empties into the cavernous sinus (synset 105382323)
    is a type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
    subtypes:
    • inferior ophthalmic vein - a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket
    • superior ophthalmic vein - a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus
    same as: vena ophthalmica

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