vena superior lobi inferioris pulmonis sinistri
- vena superior lobi inferioris pulmonis sinistri
- [TA] superior vein of inferior lobe of left lung: a vein draining the superior segment of the inferior lobe of the left lung and emptying into the left inferior pulmonary vein. Called also ramus superior venae pulmonalis sinistrae inferioris [TA alternative] and superior segmental vein.
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