loading...| Preferred Name | maxillary vein | |
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A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001660 |
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NCIT:C32855 UMLS:C0226524 Wikipedia:Maxillary_vein SCTID:29972009 EMAPA:37169 FMA:50941 MA:0002169 |
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| definition |
A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray557.png |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0001660 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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maxillary vein |
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UBERON:0001660 |
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A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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maxillary vein |
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maxillary vein |
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in horses, a branch of the external jugular gives off the occipital and caudal auricular vein |
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