Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
duct of Cu·vier Pronunciation:
-'k(y)ü-vE-"A, -k[UE]v-'yA Function:
noun : either of a pair of large transverse venous sinuses thatconduct blood from the cardinal veins to the sinus venosus of the vertebrate embryo called also
common cardinal vein G. Cuvier —see
CUVIERIAN VEIN
