central vein of retina

1. 1.

   vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve

   Synonymsvena centrales retinae

   Broadervein

Questions about central vein of retina

What does central vein of retina mean?

central vein of retina means "vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve".

What is another word for central vein of retina?

Close synonyms include vena centrales retinae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is central vein of retina a common word?

central vein of retina is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.