venae directae laterales

direct lateral veins

[TA]

one or more veins running a subependymal course in a coronal plane over the thalamus, terminating in the internal cerebral vein.

Synonym(s): venae directae laterales [TA], surface thalamic veins

ve·nae di·rec·tae la·te·ra·les

(vē'nē di-rek'tē lat'ĕr-rā'lēz) [TA]

One or more veins running a subependymal course in a coronal plane over the thalamus, terminating in the internal cerebral vein.
Synonym(s): surface thalamic veins.