azygos vein
azygos vein · azygos veins
непарная вена
A vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself…A vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava
Meaning
1 sensesA vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava
непа́рная ве́наnepárnaja véna
one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a vein:
Forms
plural: azygos veins| Singular | azygos vein |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava:azygous veinvena azygos