1. small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins; [syn: episcleral veins, venae episclerales]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
episcleral veins
n 1: small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty
into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: episcleral veins,
venae episclerales]