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ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does accessory hemiazygous vein mean?
• ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN (noun)
The noun ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN has 1 sense:
1. a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
Familiarity information: ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
accessory hemiazygos vein; accessory hemiazygous vein; vena hemiazygos accessoria
Hypernyms ("accessory hemiazygous vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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