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DictionarySeeveinvein of Galen
vein of Galen The internal and great veins of the brain; venae internae et vena magna cerebri [NA6].vein of GalenA short midline unpaired vein between the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. It forms as the merger of the right and the left internal cerebral veins, and it bends upward (around the splenium of the corpus callosum) to empty into the straight sinus. Synonym: great vein of Galen; great cerebral veinSee also: Galen, Claudius |