vena ophthalmica

1. 1.

   either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus

   Synonymsophthalmic vein

   Broadervein

   Narrowerinferior ophthalmic veinsuperior ophthalmic vein

Questions about vena ophthalmica

What does vena ophthalmica mean?

vena ophthalmica means "either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus".

What is another word for vena ophthalmica?

Close synonyms include ophthalmic 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.

Is vena ophthalmica a common word?

vena ophthalmica 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.