Meanings
noungreat cerebral vein (plural great cerebral veins)
plural great cerebral veins
- anatomyA broad unpaired vein formed by the junction of internal cerebral veins and uniting with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the straight sinus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus
Similar
vena cerebri magna
Broader
cerebral veinvena cerebri
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大腦大靜脈 /大脑大静脉
- 大腦大靜脈 /大脑大静脉 (dànǎodàjìngmài)unpaired vein formed by the junction of the internal cerebral veins
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“great cerebral vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20cerebral%20vein. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great cerebral vein,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20cerebral%20vein.
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