Medical Dictionary
vertebral vein
noun
Medical Definition of VERTEBRAL VEIN
: a tributary of the brachiocephalic vein that is formed by the union of branches originating in the occipital region and forming a plexus about the vertebral artery in its passage through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and that receives various branches which join it near its termination
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