VENA RENALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena renalis mean? 

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

1. veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA RENALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

renal vein; vena renalis

Hypernyms ("vena renalis" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("vena renalis" is a part of...):

kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)