cuvierian vein
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Cuvierian vein — Cu·vie·ri·an vein ( )kyü vi(ə)r ē ən , .kyü vē i(ə)r n CARDINAL VEIN Cu·vier k(y)ü vē .ā, kue vyā Georges (orig. Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric) (1769 1832) French naturalist. One of the great French naturalists of the early 19th century, Cuvier… … Medical dictionary
Cuvierian duct — the common cardinal vein. The anterior cardinal vein returns blood from the head and the posterior cardinal vein from the trunk, joining together as the common cardinal vein (also called incorrectly the vitelline vein). The jugular vein from the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
cardinal vein — car·di·nal vein .kärd nəl , ən əl n any of four longitudinal veins of the vertebrate embryo running anteriorly and posteriorly along each side of the spinal column with the pair on each side meeting at and discharging blood to the heart through… … Medical dictionary
Oblique vein of the left atrium — Vein: Oblique vein of the left atrium Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Oblique vein of the left atrium labeled at center left.) Latin vena obliqua atrii sinistri … Wikipedia
duct of Cuvier — duct of Cu·vier k(y)ü vē .ā, kuev yā n either of a pair of large transverse venous sinuses that conduct blood from the cardinal veins to the sinus venosus of the vertebrate embryo called also common cardinal vein G. Cuvier see CUVIERIAN VEIN … Medical dictionary
Robert Edmond Grant — MD FRCPEd FRS (1793–1874) was born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh University as a physician. He became one of the foremost biologists of the early 19th century at Edinburgh and subsequently the first Professor of Comparative Anatomy at… … Wikipedia
