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VENA OVARICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
Synonyms:
ovarian vein; vena ovarica
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Hypernyms ("vena ovarica" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)