internal thoracic vein

internal thoracic vein
internal thoracic vein n a vein of the trunk on each side of the body that accompanies the corresponding internal thoracic artery and empties into the brachiocephalic vein called also internal mammary vein

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  • Thoracic cavity — Latin cavitas thoracis Gray s subject #136 524 Dorlands/Elsevier …   Wikipedia

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