- postcardinal veins
- paired vessels in the embryo caudal to the heart; called also posterior cardinal v's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
postcardinal veins
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postcardinal — Relating to the posterior cardinal veins. * * * post·car·di·nal kärd nəl, ən əl adj of, relating to, or being a vein on either side in the embryo that drains the mesonephros and the portion of the trunk caudal to the heart * * * post·car·di·nal… … Medical dictionary
subcardinal veins — paired vessels in the embryo, replacing the postcardinal veins and persisting to some degree as definitive vessels … Medical dictionary
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cardinal veins — two pairs of veins in the embryo that carry blood from the head (anterior cardinal veins) and trunk (posterior cardinal veins); they unite to form the common cardinal vein, which drains into the sinus venosus of the heart. * * * embryonic vessels … Medical dictionary
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