maxillary vein

noun

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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vena maxillaris
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Meanings

nounmaxillary vein (plural maxillary veins)

plural maxillary veins

  1. anatomyA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounposterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein

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vena maxillaris
Broader
veinvenavenous blood vessel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 上頜靜脈 /上颌静脉
  • 上頜靜脈 /上颌静脉venous trunk of the face
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maxillary vein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillary%20vein.

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