THORACIC VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Veins that drain the thoracic walls

Synonyms:

thoracic vein; vena thoracica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thoracic vein" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("thoracic vein" is a part of...):

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)