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AZYGOUS VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("azygous vein" 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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