- subcardinal veins
- paired vessels in the embryo, replacing the postcardinal veins and persisting to some degree as definitive vessels.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
subcardinal veins
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subcardinal — “+ adjective Etymology: sub + cardinal (vein) : of, relating to, situated near, or being either of two veins in the mammalian embryo or the adult of some lower vertebrates that develop one on each side in the abdominal region ventromedial to the… … Useful english dictionary
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