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occipital vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. occipital vein - a vein that drains the occipital regionvena occipitalisvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
EncyclopediaSeeveinoccipital vein
oc·cip·i·tal vein [TA] vein that drains the occipital region and empties into the internal jugular vein or the suboccipital plexus. Synonym(s): vena occipitalis [TA]oc·cip·i·tal vein (ok-sip'i-tăl vān) [TA] Drains the occipital region and empties into the internal jugular vein or the suboccipital plexus. occipital veinThe merger of a network of veins along the posterior scalp into a single vein, the occipital vein, which runs down the scalp and under the trapezius muscle. The occipital vein empties into some or all of these veins: the deep cervical, the vertebral, and the posterior auricular veins. See also: veinoccipital vein
Related to occipital vein: Jugular veins, occipital arterySynonyms for occipital veinnoun a vein that drains the occipital regionSynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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