- ramus apicalis venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris
- TA alternative for vena apicalis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ramus apicalis venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
vena apicalis — [TA] apical vein: a vein draining the apical segment of the superior lobe of the right lung and emptying into the right superior pulmonary vein; called also ramus apicalis venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris [TA alternative] and apical segmental… … Medical dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
