- anterior vertebral vein
- nouna vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein• Syn: ↑vena vertebralis anterior• Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
anterior vertebral vein
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