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Noun: inferior ophthalmic vein
  1. A vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket
    "The inferior ophthalmic vein collects blood from the lower part of the orbit"

Derived forms: inferior ophthalmic veins

Type of: ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica

Encyclopedia: Inferior ophthalmic vein