| 释义 |
Vesalian, a.|vɪˈseɪlɪən|
[f. the name of the Belgian anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514–64).]
1. Connected with anatomical researches.
In quot. with reference to body-snatching.
1870H. Lonsdale Life R. Knox 65 The students..set out on Vesalian crusades, and succeeded beyond expectation.
2. Vesalian foramen, Vesalian vein: (see quots.).
1891Cent. Dict. s.v., The Vesalian foramen (foramen Vesalii) of the sphenoid bone (a small venous opening). 1902Hughes' Man. Pract. Anat. III. 188 The Vesalian, an emissary vein from the cavernous sinus, which, however, is only occasionally present. 1913Dorland's Med. Dict. 1040/2 Vesalian vein, a vessel which connects the pterygoid plexus with the cavernous sinus. |
