great cerebral vein

English

Noun

great cerebral vein (plural great cerebral veins)

1. (anatomy) A broad unpaired vein formed by the junction of internal cerebral veins and uniting with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the straight sinus.

   Coordinate terms: deep cerebral vein, deep middle cerebral vein, inferior cerebral vein, internal cerebral vein, superficial cerebral vein, superficial middle cerebral vein, superior cerebral vein

Translations

unpaired vein formed by the junction of the internal cerebral veins

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大腦大靜脈／大脑大静脉 (dànǎodàjìngmài)

References

• “great cerebral vein”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.