HyperDic: vena_vertebralis

English > 1 sense of the expression vena vertebralis:
NOUNbodyvena vertebralis, vertebral veina vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery
English > vena vertebralis: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein.
Synonymvertebral vein
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena vertebralis, vena vertebral
Catalanvena vertebralis, vena vertebral

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