vorticose veins
(redirected from choroid veins of eye)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
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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.
Synonym(s): vorticose veins.
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vorticose veins
Four veins in the CHOROID coat of the eye, the branches of which have a whorled appearance.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005