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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