HyperDic: emissary_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *emissary vein*:
NOUN	body	emissary vein, vena emissaria	one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

English > *emissary vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull.
Synonym	vena emissaria
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena emisaria, vena emissaria
Catalan	vena emissaria