Medical Definition of Cistern of great cerebral vein
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An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein).
Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cistern Of Great Cerebral Vein
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