COMMON CARDINAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("common cardinal vein" is a kind of...):

cardinal vein (any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates)

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