VENA EMISSARIA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena emissaria mean? 

• VENA EMISSARIA (noun)
  The noun VENA EMISSARIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VENA EMISSARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA EMISSARIA (noun)

Meaning:

One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

emissary vein; vena emissaria

Hypernyms ("vena emissaria" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)