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emissary veins

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emissary veins
[em′əser′ē]
Etymology: L, emittere, to send forth
the small vessels in the skull that connect the sinuses of the dura mater with the veins on the exterior of the skull through a series of anastomoses.


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Septicemia and cavernous sinus involvement can develop by way of the emissary veins that drain the nasal septum.
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This occurs when emissary veins are damaged and blood accumulates in the potential space between the galea aponeurotica (epicranial aponeurosis) and the periosteum of the skull (pericraniaum).
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Anatomical studies of humans indicate that the emissary veins belong to a dense web of microscopic veins draining blood from the brain to the vertebral plexus.
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