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inferior sagittal sinus
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inferior sagittal sinus
n.
An unpaired dural sinus in the lower margin of the falx cerebri.
inferior sagittal sinus,
one of the six venous channels of the posterior dura mater, draining blood from the brain into the internal jugular vein. It receives deoxygenated blood from several veins from the falx cerebri and, in some individuals, from a few veins from the cerebral hemispheres. Compare straight sinus, superior sagittal sinus, transverse sinus.


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