VENA INTERCOSTALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena intercostalis mean? 

• VENA INTERCOSTALIS (noun)
  The noun VENA INTERCOSTALIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VENA INTERCOSTALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA INTERCOSTALIS (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 ("vena intercostalis" is a kind of...):

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