HyperDic: emissary_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression emissary vein:
NOUNbodyemissary vein, vena emissariaone 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
MeaningOne of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull.
Synonymvena emissaria
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena emisaria, vena emissaria
Catalanvena emissaria

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