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Also Known As blood vein • venous system

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veins of the posterior abdominal wall
circulatory system
Superficial arteries and veins of the face and scalp.
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Sarpi, detail of a portrait (the black spot on his face covers the scar from an unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1607); in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Eng.
Paolo Sarpi
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