Term: emissary vein: one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
Candidate hypernym: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart → 1
Candidate hypernym: pharyngeal tonsil: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) → 0
Candidate hypernym: cenogenesis: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) → 0
Candidate hypernym: denunciation: a public act of denouncing → 0
Candidate hypernym: tulipa: Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: shale: a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay → 0
Candidate hypernym: indecision: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action → 0
Candidate hypernym: fecundity: the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination → 0
Candidate hypernym: bridle: headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control → 0
Candidate hypernym: quantization: the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory → 0
Candidate hypernym: water vole: of western North America → 0