See Also: vena facialis posterior(medicine)
vena facialis(medicine)
vena facialis communis(medicine)
vena facialis anterior(medicine)
vena auricularis posterior(medicine)
vena septi pellucidi posterior(medicine)
vena posterior ventriculi sinistri(medicine)
facialis(medicine)
arteria facialis(medicine)
radix facialis(medicine)

druid (oh) and vena facialis posterior (medicine)


druid (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: druides, from Gaulish; related to tree]
a member of an ancient group of priests, in Britain, Ireland, and France, before the Christian Religion

vena facialis posterior (medicine)


vena facialis posterior -->
retromandibular vein
<anatomy, vein> It is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear, runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch with the facial vein.

Synonym: vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein, temporomaxillary vein, vena facialis posterior.