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occipital vein
 

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Noun occipital vein has 1 sense
  1. occipital vein, vena occipitalis - a vein that drains the occipital region
    --1 is a kind of vein, vena, venous blood vessel

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Occipital Vein

Noun

A vein located at the back of the head, draining blood from the occipital region.

Example Sentence:

The occipital vein assists in draining deoxygenated blood from the posterior part of the scalp.

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