- azygoesophageal recess
- a small space between the azygos vein and the esophagus, into which tissue of the lower lobe of the right lung intrudes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
azygoesophageal recess
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recess — A small hollow or indentation. SYN: recessus [TA]. [L. recessus] anterior r. a circumscript deepening of the interpeduncular fossa in the direction of the mamillary bodies. SYN: recessus anterior [TA]. anterior r. of tympanic … Medical dictionary
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