Definition of Emissary vein
1. Noun. One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull.
Medical Definition of Emissary vein
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One of the channels of communication between the venous sinuses of the dura mater and the veins of the diploe and the scalp.
See: condylar emissary vein, mastoid emissary vein, occipital emissary vein, parietal emissary vein.
Synonym: vena emissaria, emissarium, emissary.
(05 Mar 2000)
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