VENA SCAPULARIS DORSALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena scapularis dorsalis mean? 

• VENA SCAPULARIS DORSALIS (noun)
  The noun VENA SCAPULARIS DORSALIS has 1 sense:

1. vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA SCAPULARIS DORSALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dorsal scapular vein; vena scapularis dorsalis

Hypernyms ("vena scapularis dorsalis" is a kind of...):

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