THYROID VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area

Synonyms:

thyroid vein; vena thyroidea

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thyroid 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 "thyroid vein"):

inferior thyroid vein (any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein)

middle thyroid vein (a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)

superior thyroid vein (a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)