postcardinal

postcardinal
Relating to the posterior cardinal veins.

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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

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post·car·di·nal (pōst-kahrґdĭ-nəl) pertaining to a pair of embryonic vessels caudal to the heart; see under vein.

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