vena_cerebri (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *vena cerebri*:
NOUN	body	vena cerebri, cerebral vein	any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

English > *vena cerebri*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.
Synonym	cerebral vein
Narrower	anterior cerebral vein, vena cerebri anterior	Accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein
	great cerebral vein, vena cerebri magna	A cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus
	inferior cerebral vein, venae cerebrum inferior	veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses
	internal cerebral vein, vena cerebrum internus	Two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein
	middle cerebral vein, vena cerebri media	Either of two cerebral veins
	superior cerebral vein, vena cerebrum superior	A cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena cerebral

HyperDic: vena_cerebri