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Noun: superior cerebral vein
  1. A cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
    "Superior cerebral veins are crucial for draining blood from the upper portions of the brain";
    - vena cerebrum superior

Derived forms: superior cerebral veins

Type of: cerebral vein, vena cerebri

Encyclopedia: Superior cerebral vein