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EPIGASTRIC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epigastric vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epigastric vein"):
inferior epigastric vein; vena epigastrica inferior (empties into the external iliac vein)
superficial epigastric vein; vena epigastrica superficialis (empties into the great saphenous vein)
superior epigastric veins; venae epigastricae superiores (veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery)
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