superior sagittal sinus
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[edit]Noun
[edit]superior sagittal sinus (plural superior sagittal sinuses)
- (anatomy) One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater passing backward in the convex attached superior margin of the falx cerebri and ending at the internal occipital protuberance by fusion with the transverse sinus.
- Coordinate term: inferior sagittal sinus
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[edit]References
[edit]- “sagittal sinus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.