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Main Entry: vertebral vein
Function: noun
: a tributary of the brachiocephalic vein that is formed by the union of branches originating in the occipital region andforming a plexus about the vertebral artery in its passage through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and that receives various branches which join it near its termination
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vertebral vein n.
Either of two veins that derive from tributaries that run through the foramina in the transverse processes of the first six cervical vertebrae and form a plexus around the vertebral artery and that empty as a single trunk into the brachiocephalic vein, designated right and left.

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