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vertebral vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  vertebral vein - a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic veinvena vertebralisvein, 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" |
EncyclopediaSeeveinvertebral vein
ver·te·bral vein [TA] a vein derived from tributaries (venae comitantes) that run through the foramina in the transverse processes of the first six cervical vertebrae and form a plexus around the vertebral artery; it empties as a single trunk into the brachiocephalic veins. Synonym(s): vena vertebralis [TA]ver·te·bral vein (vĕr'tĕ-brăl vān) [TA] A vein derived from tributaries (venae comitantes) that run through the foramina in the transverse processes of the first six cervical vertebrae and form a plexus around the vertebral artery; it empties as a single trunk into the brachiocephalic veins. vertebral veinA vein draining the venous plexus that surrounds each vertebral artery. The vertebral vein leaves the sixth cervical transverse foramen and empties into the brachiocephalic vein. See also: veinvertebral vein
Related to vertebral vein: occipital vein, external jugular veinSynonyms for vertebral veinnoun a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral arterySynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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