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com·mon fa·cial vein

a short vessel formed by the union of the facial vein and the retromandibular vein, emptying into the jugular vein; considered to be a continuation of the facial vein in the NA.

Synonym(s): vena facialis communis

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common facial vein

Venae facialis communis—an obsolete term that formerly dignified the terminal segment of the facial vein after being joined by the anterior division of the retromandibular vein.

com·mon fa·cial vein

(kom'ŏn fā'shăl vān)

A short vessel formed by the union of the facial vein and the retromandibular vein, emptying into the jugular vein.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

com·mon fa·cial vein

(kom'ŏn fā'shăl vān)

Short vessel formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein, emptying into jugular vein.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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