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VENA THORACICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Veins that drain the thoracic walls
Synonyms:
thoracic vein; vena thoracica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vena thoracica" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("vena thoracica" is a part of...):
chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)