OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oblique vein of the left atrium mean? 

• OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM (noun)
  The noun OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM has 1 sense:

1. a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium

  Familiarity information: OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

oblique vein of the left atrium; vena obliqua atrii sinistri

Hypernyms ("oblique vein of the left atrium" is a kind of...):

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