AZYGOUS VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does azygous vein mean? 

• AZYGOUS VEIN (noun)
  The noun AZYGOUS VEIN has 1 sense:

1. one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava

  Familiarity information: AZYGOUS VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AZYGOUS VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

azygos vein; azygous vein; vena azygos

Hypernyms ("azygous vein" is a kind of...):

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