vena vertebralis

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vena vertebralis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vena vertebralis
      n 1: a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical
           vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery;
           empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: vertebral vein
           , vena vertebralis]