VENA PECTORALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena pectoralis mean? 

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

1. veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PECTORALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pectoral vein; vena pectoralis

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

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