- costoaxillary vein
- nounone of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein• Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
costoaxillary vein
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Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
vena — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑venous blood vessel • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) … Useful english dictionary
venous blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑vena • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) … Useful english dictionary
