Lingual veins

{{Infobox vein

| Name = Lingual veins

| Latin = vena lingualis

| Image = Gray559.png

| Caption = Veins of the tongue. (Lingual vein labeled at left.)

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| DrainsFrom = Tongue

| DrainsTo = Internal jugular vein

| Artery = Lingual artery

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The lingual veins are veins of the tongue with two distinct courses: one group drains into the lingual vein, while another group drains either into the lingual artery, (common) facial vein, or internal jugular vein.{{Cite book |last=Standring |first=Susan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=42th |location=New York |pages=592–593 |oclc=1201341621}}