VENA AZYGOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava

Synonyms:

azygos vein; azygous vein; vena azygos

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vena azygos" is a kind of...):

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

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