HyperDic: accessory_hemiazygos_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *accessory hemiazygos vein*:
NOUN	body	accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygous vein, vena hemiazygos accessoria	a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins

English > *accessory hemiazygos vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein.
Synonyms	accessory hemiazygous vein, vena hemiazygos accessoria
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena hemiácigos accesoria