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VENA PHRENICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vena phrenica mean?
• VENA PHRENICA (noun)
The noun VENA PHRENICA has 1 sense:
1. either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
Familiarity information: VENA PHRENICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
phrenic vein; vena phrenica
Hypernyms ("vena phrenica" 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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