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

1 sense of vena vorticosum

Sense 1
vortex vein, vorticose vein, vena vorticosum -- (a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")