- tympanic vein
- nounveins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein• Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel
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tympanic vein
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Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Tympanic cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavitas tympani GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1037 Caption = The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Tympanic cavity labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = MapPos = Tympanic cavity | MapCaption = Bones… … Wikipedia
tympanic body — an ovoid body found in the adventitia of the upper part of the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein; its structure and presumably its function are similar to those of the glomus caroticum (carotid body). Called also glomus jugulare, jugular … Medical dictionary
Anterior tympanic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria tympanica anterior GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 560 Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. ( Ant. tympanic at upper left.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = BranchTo = Vein = Supplies =… … Wikipedia
Inferior tympanic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria tympanica inferior GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 557 Caption = Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. Caption2 = BranchFrom = ascending… … Wikipedia
Superior tympanic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria tympanica superior GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 561 Caption = The medial wall and part of the posterior and anterior walls of the right tympanic cavity, lateral view. (Artery not shown, but Tensor… … Wikipedia
Promontory of the tympanic cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = promontorium tympani GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1042 Caption = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Promontory visible near center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… … Wikipedia
stylomastoid vein — noun a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein • Syn: ↑vena stylomastoidea • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel … Useful english dictionary
vena — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑venous blood vessel • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) … Useful english dictionary
venous blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑vena • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) … Useful english dictionary
