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Noun: basivertebral vein
  1. One of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
    "Basivertebral veins are important for the nutrition and health of vertebral bodies";
    - vena basivertebralis

Derived forms: basivertebral veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Encyclopedia: Basivertebral vein