VENA OVARICA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein

Synonyms:

ovarian vein; vena ovarica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vena ovarica" 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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