English noun: ophthalmic vein | |||
1. | ophthalmic vein (body) either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus | ||
Synonyms | vena ophthalmica | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | inferior ophthalmic vein, superior ophthalmic vein | ||