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ACCESSORY HEMIAZYGOUS VEIN

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

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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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