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LUMBAR VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
Synonyms:
lumbar vein; vena lumbalis
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Hypernyms ("lumbar vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)