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inferior petrosal sinus
A paired venous dural sinus located in the groove along the preoccipital fissure. It connects the cavernous sinus with the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein.
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cavernous sinus (parasellar sinus)
internal jugular vein
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petrosal sinus
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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