supracardinal vein

supracardinal vein
su·pra·car·di·nal vein .sü-prə-'kärd-nəl-, -.prä-, -'kard-ən-əl n either of two veins in the mammalian embryo and various adult lower vertebrate forms located in the thoracic and abdominal regions dorsolateral to and on either side of the descending aorta and giving rise to the azygous and hemiazygous veins and a part of the inferior vena cava

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  • supracardinal vein — “+... noun Etymology: supra + cardinal : either of two veins in the mammalian embryo and various adult lower vertebrate forms located in the thoracic and abdominal regions dorsolateral to and on either side of the descending aorta and giving rise …   Useful english dictionary

  • azygos — 1. An unpaired (azygous) anatomical structure. 2. SYN: a. vein. [G. a priv. + zygon, a yoke] a. continuation (of the inferior vena cava) a congenital anomaly in which the infrahepatic …   Medical dictionary

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