ARCUATE VEIN OF THE KIDNEY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules

Synonyms:

arcuate vein of the kidney; vena arcuata renis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arcuate vein of the kidney" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("arcuate vein of the kidney" 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)