"dural venous sinus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dural venous sinuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=dural venous sinus}} dural venous sinus (plural dural venous sinuses)
  1. (anatomy) Any of numerous venous channels (as the sagittal sinuses, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses) that are situated between the two layers of the dura mater, that have no valves, and that drain blood from the brain and the bones forming the cranium and empty it into the internal jugular vein. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: cerebral sinus, cranial sinus, dural sinus, sinus of the dura mater Translations (venous channel between two layers of the dura mater): 硬腦膜靜脈竇 (Chinese Mandarin), 硬脑膜静脉窦 (yìngnǎomó jìngmài dòu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-dural_venous_sinus-en-noun-dcWG9~j3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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