- vein of vestibular aqueduct
- vena aqueductus vestibuli.
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vein of vestibular aqueduct
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vena aqueductus vestibuli — [TA] vein of vestibular aqueduct: a small vein from the internal ear that passes through the aqueduct of the vestibule and empties into the superior petrosal sinus … Medical dictionary
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