INNOMINATE VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does innominate vein mean? 

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

1. veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INNOMINATE VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

brachiocephalic vein; innominate vein; vena brachiocephalica

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

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

 Context examples 

Either of two veins including the right and left innominate vein.

(Brachiocephalic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

These veins drain the chest wall into the innominate vein.

(Internal Thoracic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

A vein in the upper chest on the left side of the body that joins with the right innominate vein to form the superior vena cava.

(Left Brachiocephalic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)