DORSAL SCAPULAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dorsal scapular vein mean? 

• DORSAL SCAPULAR VEIN (noun)
  The noun DORSAL SCAPULAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DORSAL SCAPULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dorsal scapular vein; vena scapularis dorsalis

Hypernyms ("dorsal scapular vein" is a kind of...):

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