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great cerebral vein

great cerebral vein

7.5
A large blood vessel in the brain that carries blood from deep parts to a channel called the straight sinus
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena cerebral magna
  • During the brain surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the great cerebral vein.

Examples

  • The great cerebral vein is sometimes referred to by its Latin name, vein of Galen.

  • The great cerebral vein plays a crucial role in brain circulation.

  • A blockage in the great cerebral vein can lead to serious neurological complications.

  • Many researchers study the great cerebral vein for neurological insights.

  • A blockage in the great cerebral vein can lead to serious neurological complications.

  • During the brain surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the great cerebral vein.

  • The great cerebral vein plays a crucial role in draining blood from the brain.

Synonyms

vena cerebri magna
vsgreat cerebral vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A large vein in the middle of the brain that drains blood from deep areas

has identical meaning but uses the English name instead of the Latin one

Surface Forms

great cerebral vein singular
great cerebral veins plural

Morphology

great + cerebral + vein

The term is fully compositional: 'great' (very large) + 'cerebral' (relating to the brain) + 'vein' (blood vessel) yields the straightforward idea of a large vein in the brain. Although detailed anatomical specifics (e.g. which veins unite) are technical, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will correctly infer the basic meaning.

Etymology

Great cerebral vein names a very large vein in the 'brain'. The word great means 'large', cerebral points to the 'brain', and vein is a blood channel, so the name simply means the big vein that drains blood from the brain and is sometimes called the 'vein of Galen'.