RENAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra

Synonyms:

renal vein; vena renalis

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("renal vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("renal vein" is a part of...):

kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)

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