pterygoid plexus

pterygoid plexus
noun
a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins
Hypernyms: ↑plexus, ↑rete

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noun
: a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and emptying chiefly into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins

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