HyperDic: hemizygos_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *hemizygos vein*:
NOUN	body	hemizygos vein, hemizygous vein, vena hemizygos	a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein

English > *hemizygos vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein.
Synonyms	hemizygous vein, vena hemizygos
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart