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Noun: vena emissaria
  1. One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
    "The vena emissaria helps regulate intracranial pressure";
    - emissary vein

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Encyclopedia: Vena emissaria