1. a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein; [syn: anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anterior facial vein
n 1: a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the
retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal
jugular vein [syn: anterior facial vein, vena facialis
anterior]