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central vein of retina — noun vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve • Syn: ↑vena centrales retinae • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel … Useful english dictionary
Central retinal vein — The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal vein is the central retinal artery, the blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. * * * central… … Medical dictionary
Central retinal artery — The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the central retinal artery is the central retinal vein, the vessel that carries blood away from the retina. * * * central retinal artery n… … Medical dictionary
Retina — For the Retina display in the iPhone 4, see iPhone 4#Display. Retina Right human eye cross sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute. Many animals hav … Wikipedia
Central retinal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria centralis retinae GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Central retinal artery visible at center.) Caption2 = Interior of posterior half of bulb of left… … Wikipedia
Vein, central retinal — The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal vein is the central retinal artery, the vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina … Medical dictionary
obstrucción de vena central de la retina — Eng. Obstruction of the central vein of the retina Ver trombosis de vena central de la retina … Diccionario de oftalmología
Central retinal vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena centralis retinae GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Veins of orbit. (Central retinal vein not labeled, but region is visible the vein is inside the optic nerve.) Caption2 = Diagram of the blood vessels… … Wikipedia
Vein — In the circulatory system, a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart (as opposed to artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart). The majority of veins in the body carry low oxygen blood from the tissues back … Wikipedia
Retinal vein, central — The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal vein is the central retinal artery, the blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina … Medical dictionary
