cerebral vein

Other forms: cerebral veins

Definitions of cerebral vein

1. noun

   any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain
   synonyms: vena cerebri

   types:

   anterior cerebral vein, vena cerebri anterior

   accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein

   great cerebral vein, vena cerebri magna

   a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus

   inferior cerebral vein, venae cerebrum inferior

   veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses

   internal cerebral vein, vena cerebrum internus

   two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein

   middle cerebral vein, vena cerebri media

   either of two cerebral veins

   superior cerebral vein, vena cerebrum superior

   a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus

   deep middle cerebral vein

   accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

   superficial middle cerebral vein

   a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus

   type of:

   vein, vena, venous blood vessel

   a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart