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ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anterior vertebral vein mean?
• ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN (noun)
The noun ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN has 1 sense:
1. a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein
Familiarity information: ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
anterior vertebral vein; vena vertebralis anterior
Hypernyms ("anterior vertebral vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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