HyperDic: renal_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression renal vein:
NOUNbodyrenal vein, vena renalisveins that accompany renal arteries
English > renal vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaningveins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
Synonymvena renalis
Part ofkidneyEither of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena renalis, vena renal
Catalanvena renalis, vena renal

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