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Meaning of maxillary vein | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external jugular vein.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

maxillectomy maxilliped maxillopalatine maxillopod maxilloturbinal maxilloturbinate

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