occipital vein

oc·cip·i·tal vein

[TA]

vein that drains the occipital region and empties into the internal jugular vein or the suboccipital plexus.

Synonym(s): vena occipitalis [TA]

oc·cip·i·tal vein

(ok-sip'i-tăl vān) [TA]

Drains the occipital region and empties into the internal jugular vein or the suboccipital plexus.

occipital vein

The merger of a network of veins along the posterior scalp into a single vein, the occipital vein, which runs down the scalp and under the trapezius muscle. The occipital vein empties into some or all of these veins: the deep cervical, the vertebral, and the posterior auricular veins.

See also: vein