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vortex vein

n.

Any of the veins in the tunica vasculosa that are formed of branches from the posterior surface of the eye and the ciliary body and empty into the superior or the inferior ophthalmic vein.vorticose vein

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Nearby words

vortex, vortex drag, vortex ring, vortex shedding, vortex street, vortex vein, vortical, vorticella, vortices, vorticism, vorticity
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