vena temporalis
Noun
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Any of several veins draining the temporal region (synset 105389478)
is a type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heartsubtypes:
- deep temporal vein - temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
- middle temporal vein - arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein
- superficial temporal vein - join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein
same as: temporal vein
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