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    VENA THYROIDEA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid areaplay

    Synonyms:

    thyroid vein; vena thyroidea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("vena thyroidea" is a kind of...):

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

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vena thyroidea"):

    inferior thyroid vein (any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein)

    middle thyroid vein (a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)

    superior thyroid vein (a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)

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