cervical vein

Other forms: cervical veins

Definitions of cervical vein
  1. noun
    a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
    synonyms: deep cervical vein, vena cervicalis profunda
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    type of:
    vein, vena, venous blood vessel
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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