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Definition of Diploic vein

1. Noun. One of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones.

Medical Definition of Diploic vein

1. One of the veins in the diploe of the cranial bones, connected with the cerebral sinuses by emissary veins; the main diploic veins are the frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital. Synonym: vena diploica, Breschet's vein, Dupuytren's canal. (05 Mar 2000)

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