vortex vein

1. 1.

   a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins

   Synonymsvorticose veinvena vorticosum

   Broadervein

Questions about vortex vein

What does vortex vein mean?

vortex vein means "a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins".

What is another word for vortex vein?

Close synonyms include vorticose vein, vena vorticosum. 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 vortex vein a common word?

vortex vein 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.