also: いたのまじょうみゃく
diploic vein; vena diploica
Anatomical term for veins within the diploë (spongy bone) of the skull.
The diploic veins run through the diploë of the skull.
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term 'diploic vein'.
Alternate reading; less common than ばんかんじょうみゃく.
Compound of 板間 (diploë, literally 'between plates') and 静脈 (vein). The reading ばんかん is the on'yomi; いたのま is a less common kun'yomi-based reading.