Definition of Vena diploica

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

Exact synonyms: Diploic Vein
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel

Medical Definition of Vena diploica

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vena Diploica

vena comitans
vena comitans
vena comitans nervi hypoglossi
vena cordis magna
vena cordis media
vena cordis parva
vena cornus posterioris
vena coronaria ventriculi
vena corporis callosi dorsalis
vena cutanea
vena cutanea
vena cystica
vena cystica
vena digitalis
vena diploica (current term)
vena diploica (current term)
vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda
vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda
vena dorsalis penis profunda
vena emissaria
vena emissaria
vena emissaria condylaris
vena emissaria mastoidea
vena emissaria occipitalis
vena emissaria parietalis
vena epigastrica inferior
vena epigastrica inferior
vena epigastrica superficialis
vena epigastrica superficialis
vena ethmoidalis

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