| 释义 |
ophthalmic vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ophthalmic vein - either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinusvena ophthalmicainferior ophthalmic vein - a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socketsuperior ophthalmic vein - a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinusvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
EncyclopediaSeeveinophthalmic vein
ophthalmic veinThe superior or the inferior ophthalmic vein. The superior ophthalmic vein drains the upper portion of the orbit, while the inferior ophthalmic vein drains the lower portion; both veins empty into the cavernous sinus inside the skull. Both veins are valveless and anastomose with the facial vein thus interconnecting the extracranial and intracranial venous systems. See also: veinophthalmic vein
Related to ophthalmic vein: supraorbital veinSynonyms for ophthalmic veinnoun either of two veins that serve the eyeSynonymsRelated Words- inferior ophthalmic vein
- superior ophthalmic vein
- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
|