EMISSARIUM OCCIPITALE SUPERIUS
\ˌɛmɪsˈe͡əɹi͡əm ˈɒksɪpˌɪte͡ɪl sˈuːpəɹˌɪəs], \ˌɛmɪsˈeəɹiəm ˈɒksɪpˌɪteɪl sˈuːpəɹˌɪəs], \ˌɛ_m_ɪ_s_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_m ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_p_ˌɪ_t_eɪ_l s_ˈuː_p_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ__ə_s]\
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A vein of the diploe of the occipital bone which opens into the torcular Herophili by a foramen in the internal occipital protuberance, or into the transverse sinus, or externally into an occipital vein through the external occipital protuberance.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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