anterior vertebral vein
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Related to anterior vertebral vein: anterior jugular vein, deep cervical vein, vertebral artery, anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
an·te·ri·or ver·te·bral vein
[TA]the small vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery; it opens below into the vertebral vein.
Synonym(s): vena vertebralis anterior [TA]
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an·te·ri·or ver·te·bral vein
(an-tēr'ē-ŏr vĕr'tĕ-brăl vān) [TA]The small vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery; it opens below into the vertebral vein.
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