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ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN

\antˈi͡əɹɪə vˈɜːtɪbɹə͡l vˈe͡ɪn], \antˈi‍əɹɪə vˈɜːtɪbɹə‍l vˈe‍ɪn], \a_n_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə v_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_b_ɹ_əl v_ˈeɪ_n]\

Definitions of ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL VEIN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A v. arising from a plexus over the cervical vertebrae, receiving branches from the prevertebral and scaleni muscles, and emptying into the inferior end of the vertebral v.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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