lingual vein

/ˌlɪŋgwəl veɪn/
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Definitions of lingual vein
  1. noun
    a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein
    synonyms: vena lingualis
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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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