vortex veins


vor·ti·cose veins

[TA] several veins (usually four) from the vascular tunic of the eyeball formed of veins accompanying the posterior ciliary arteries and the ciliary body; then drain into the superior or inferior ophthalmic vein. Synonym(s): venae vorticosae [TA], choroid veins of eye, Stensen veins, vasa vorticosa, venae choroideae oculi, vortex veins

vor·tex veins

(vōr'teks vānz) Several veins (usually four) from the vascular tunic formed of veins accompanying the posterior ciliary arteries and the ciliary body; these drain into the superior or inferior ophthalmic vein.
Synonym(s): vorticose veins.

Stensen,

Niels, Danish anatomist, 1638-1686. Stensen canalStensen duct - Synonym(s): parotid ductStensen experiment - an experiment on an animal in which the blood supply is cut off from the lumbar region of the spine.Stensen foramen - Synonym(s): incisive foramenStensen plexus - the parotid duct's venous structure.Stensen veins - Synonym(s): vortex veins