posterior facial vein

1. 1.

   posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

   Synonymsretromandibular veinvena retromandibularis

   Broaderfacial vein

Questions about posterior facial vein

What does posterior facial vein mean?

posterior facial vein means "posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear".

What is another word for posterior facial vein?

Close synonyms include retromandibular vein, vena retromandibularis. 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.