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superior anastomotic vein

n.

A large communicating vein between the superficial middle cerebral vein and the superior sagittal sinus, passing upward from the lateral sulcus and often following the line of the central sulcus.

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Nearby words

superintendency, superintendent, superinvolution, superior, superior alveolar nerve, superior anastomotic vein, superior artery of knee, superior basal vein, superior cerebellar peduncle, superior cerebral vein, superior cervical cardiac nerve
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