Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun superior_thyroid_vein

1 sense of superior thyroid vein

Sense 1
superior thyroid vein -- (a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)
       => thyroid vein, vena thyroidea -- (any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area)