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diploic vein

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Main Entry: diploic vein
Function: noun
: any of several veins situated in channels in the diploe
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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diploic vein n.
Any of the veins, designated frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital, located in the diploe and connected with the cerebral sinuses by emissary veins.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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