vena cerebri media

Definitions of vena cerebri media

1. noun

   either of two cerebral veins
   synonyms: middle cerebral vein

   types:

   deep middle cerebral vein

   accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

   superficial middle cerebral vein

   a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus

   type of:

   cerebral vein, vena cerebri

   any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain