caput medussae (Medusa head)

Introduction

• varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus, seen in the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome.
• dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis [Medusa, greek mythology character]

More general terms

• vein

Additional terms

• paraumbilical (Sappy) vein