English Dictionary

ESOPHAGEAL VEINS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does esophageal veins mean? 

ESOPHAGEAL VEINS (noun)
  The noun ESOPHAGEAL VEINS has 1 sense:

1. small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veinsplay

  Familiarity information: ESOPHAGEAL VEINS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ESOPHAGEAL VEINS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

esophageal veins; oesophageal veins; venae esophageae

Hypernyms ("esophageal veins" is a kind of...):

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


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you." (English proverb)

"Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something." (Native American proverb, Maricopa)

"The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss." (Arabic proverb)

"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest." (Czech proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact