INTERCOSTAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intercostal vein mean? 

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

1. several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERCOSTAL VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

intercostal vein; vena intercostalis

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

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