retromandibular vein

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsvena retromandibularisposterior facial vein

   Broaderfacial vein

Questions about retromandibular vein

What does retromandibular vein mean?

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

What is another word for retromandibular vein?

Close synonyms include vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein. 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.