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; [syn: emissary vein, vena emissaria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
emissary vein
n 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 [syn: emissary vein, vena emissaria]