cerebral vein
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1. any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | vein, vena, venous blood vessel, |
| definition | : | a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | anterior cerebral vein, vena cerebri anterior, |
| definition | : | accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | great cerebral vein, vena cerebri magna, |
| definition | : | a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | inferior cerebral vein, venae cerebrum inferior, |
| definition | : | veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | internal cerebral vein, vena cerebrum internus, |
| definition | : | two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | middle cerebral vein, vena cerebri media, |
| definition | : | either of two cerebral veins (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | superior cerebral vein, vena cerebrum superior, |
| definition | : | a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus (noun.body) |
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