Medical Dictionary
maxillary vein
noun
Medical Definition of MAXILLARY VEIN
: a short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein
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