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great cerebral vein

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A broad unpaired vein formed by the junction of internal cerebral veins and uniting with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the straight sinus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: vena cerebri magna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cerebral vein, vena cerebri

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 大腦大靜脈 /大脑大静脉 (dànǎodàjìngmài) — unpaired vein formed by the junction of the internal cerebral veins