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HEMIZYGOUS VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
Synonyms:
hemizygos vein; hemizygous vein; vena hemizygos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hemizygous 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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