<anatomy, vein> One of the channels of communication between the venous sinuses of the dura mater and the veins of the diploe and the scalp.
See: condylar emissary vein, mastoid emissary vein, occipital emissary vein, parietal emissary vein.
Synonym: vena emissaria, emissarium, emissary.
(05 Mar 2000)