cerebral vein

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Definition of cerebral vein in English English dictionary

any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

Related Terms

anterior cerebral vein

accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein

deep middle cerebral vein

accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

great cerebral vein

a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus

inferior cerebral vein

veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses

internal cerebral vein

two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein

middle cerebral vein

either of two cerebral veins

superficial middle cerebral vein

a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus

superior cerebral vein

a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus

Hyphenation

cer·e·bral vein

Turkish pronunciation

sıribrıl veyn

Pronunciation

/sərˈēbrəl ˈvān/ /sɜrˈiːbrəl ˈveɪn/