dural venous sinus

noun

Any of numerous venous channels (as the sagittal sinuses, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses) that are situated between the two layers of the dura mater, that have no valves, and that drain blood from the brain and the bones forming the cranium and empty it into the internal jugular vein.

Similar
cerebral sinuscranial sinusdural sinussinus of the dura mater
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Meanings

noundural venous sinus (plural dural venous sinuses)

plural dural venous sinuses

  1. anatomyAny of numerous venous channels (as the sagittal sinuses, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses) that are situated between the two layers of the dura mater, that have no valves, and that drain blood from the brain and the bones forming the cranium and empty it into the internal jugular vein.

    Synonyms: cerebral sinus, cranial sinus, dural sinus, sinus of the dura mater

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of numerous venous channels (as the sagittal sinuses, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses) that are situated between the two layers of the dura mater, that have no valves, and that drain blood from the brain and the bones forming the cranium and empty it into the internal jugular vein.

Similar
cerebral sinuscranial sinusdural sinussinus of the dura mater
Also see
dural sinus

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硬腦膜靜脈竇 /硬脑膜静脉窦
  • 硬腦膜靜脈竇 /硬脑膜静脉窦 (yìngnǎomó jìngmài dòu)venous channel between two layers of the dura mater
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