HEMIZYGOS VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein

Synonyms:

hemizygos vein; hemizygous vein; vena hemizygos

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hemizygos 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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