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THORACOEPIGASTRIC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein
Synonyms:
thoracoepigastric vein; vena thoracoepigastrica
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Hypernyms ("thoracoepigastric vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)