Definition of Vena diploica

1. Noun. One of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones.

Exact synonyms: Diploic Vein
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel

Medical Definition of Vena diploica

1. One of the veins in the diploe of the cranial bones, connected with the cerebral sinuses by emissary veins; the main diploic veins are the frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital. Synonym: vena diploica, Breschet's vein, Dupuytren's canal. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vena Diploica

vena colica
vena colica dextra
vena colica media
vena colica sinistra
vena comitans
vena comitans nervi hypoglossi
vena cordis magna
vena cordis media
vena cordis parva
vena cornus posterioris
vena coronaria ventriculi
vena corporis callosi dorsalis
vena cutanea
vena cystica
vena digitalis
vena diploica (current term)
vena emissaria
vena emissaria condylaris
vena emissaria mastoidea
vena emissaria occipitalis
vena emissaria parietalis
vena epigastrica inferior
vena epigastrica superficialis
vena ethmoidalis
vena facialis
vena facialis anterior
vena facialis communis
vena facialis posterior

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