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emissary vein

emissary vein noun: a vein that connects the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses.

Noun

emissary vein (plural emissary veins)

  1. A vein that connects the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses.

Forms of emissary vein

pluralemissary veins

Questions about emissary vein

What does emissary vein mean?
Emissary vein means a vein that connects the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses.
What part of speech is emissary vein?
Emissary vein is a noun.
What is the plural of emissary vein?
The plural of emissary vein is emissary veins.

Words near emissary vein in the dictionary

  1. emissaria
  2. emissarial
  3. emissaries
  4. emissarium
  5. emissary
  6. emissary vein
  7. emissary veins
  8. emissaryship
  9. emissile
  10. emission
  11. emission allowance

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