释义 |
duct of cu·vier \-ˈk(y)üvēˌā, -ku̅e̅vyā\ Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Baron Georges Cuvier died 1832 French naturalist : either of a pair of large transverse venous sinuses that conduct blood from the cardinal veins to the sinus venosus of the vertebrate embryo — called also common cardinal vein |