basivertebral vein

basivertebral vein definition - medical

ba·si·ver·te·bral vein (bāˌsə-vûrˈtə-brəl, -vər-tēˈbrəl)

noun
Any of a number of veins in the spongy substance of the verterbral bodies, emptying into the venous plexus running along the anterior of the vertebral canal to the dura.

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