VENA THORACICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena thoracica mean? 

• VENA THORACICA (noun)
  The noun VENA THORACICA has 1 sense:

1. veins that drain the thoracic walls

  Familiarity information: VENA THORACICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA THORACICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that drain the thoracic walls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

thoracic vein; vena thoracica

Hypernyms ("vena thoracica" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("vena thoracica" is a part of...):

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)