ACCESSORY VERTEBRAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein

Synonyms:

accessory vertebral vein; vena vertebralis accessoria

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("accessory vertebral vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

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