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emissary vein

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emissary vein
n.
Any of the channels of communication between the venous sinuses of the dura mater and the veins of the diploe and the scalp.


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Septicemia and cavernous sinus involvement can develop by way of the emissary veins that drain the nasal septum.
Endoscopic view of a hematoma of the nasal septum by Klenoff, Jason R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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.
The great brain drain: a controversial theory takes ancestral brain ... by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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