VENA THORACICA
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)
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)
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