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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]