dural venous sinuses

A form of dural venous sinus — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of dural venous sinus
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