ophthalmic : Idioms & Phrases
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inferior ophthalmic vein
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noun a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket
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ophthalmic artery
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noun a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
arteria ophthalmica.
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Ophthalmic region
(Zoöl.) , the space around the eyes.
Webster 1913
ophthalmic vein
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noun either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
vena ophthalmica.
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superior ophthalmic vein
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noun a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus
