VERTEBRAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vertebral vein mean? 

• VERTEBRAL VEIN (noun)
  The noun VERTEBRAL VEIN has 1 sense:

1. a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein

  Familiarity information: VERTEBRAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERTEBRAL VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

vena vertebralis; vertebral vein

Hypernyms ("vertebral vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)