supracardinal vein

supracardinal vein
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Etymology: supra- + cardinal
: either of two veins in the mammalian embryo and various adult lower vertebrate forms located in the thoracic and abdominal regions dorsolateral to and on either side of the descending aorta and giving rise to the azygous and hemiazygous veins and a part of the inferior vena cava

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  • supracardinal vein — su·pra·car·di·nal vein .sü prə kärd nəl , .prä , kard ən əl n either of two veins in the mammalian embryo and various adult lower vertebrate forms located in the thoracic and abdominal regions dorsolateral to and on either side of the descending… …   Medical dictionary

  • azygos — 1. An unpaired (azygous) anatomical structure. 2. SYN: a. vein. [G. a priv. + zygon, a yoke] a. continuation (of the inferior vena cava) a congenital anomaly in which the infrahepatic …   Medical dictionary

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