occipital emissary vein
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oc·cip·i·tal em·is·sar·y vein
[TA]an inconstant vessel perforating the squama of the occipital bone to connect the occipital veins with the confluens sinuum.
Synonym(s): vena emissaria occipitalis [TA], emissarium occipitale
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