palatine vein
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| Noun | 1. |  palatine vein - a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial veinvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
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