| NOUN | body | cardinal vein | any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates |
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| Meaning | Any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates. | |
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| Narrower | anterior cardinal vein | A major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body |
| common cardinal vein | The major return channels to the heart | |
| posterior cardinal vein | A major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body | |
| Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
| Spanish | vena cardinal | |
| Catalan | vena cardinal | |
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