EMISSARY VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does emissary vein mean? 

• EMISSARY VEIN (noun)
  The noun EMISSARY VEIN has 1 sense:

1. one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

  Familiarity information: EMISSARY VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMISSARY VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

emissary vein; vena emissaria

Hypernyms ("emissary vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)