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intercostal vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | intercostal vein - several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cagevena intercostalisvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
EncyclopediaSeeveinintercostal vein
intercostal vein Any of the veins that accompany the intercostal arteries and drain blood from the walls of the chest. The upper intercostal vein empties into the ipsilateral brachiocephalic or vertebral vein. Intercostal veins 2-4 merge to form the superior intercostal vein, which drains into the azygos vein on the right and the accessory hemiazygos vein on the left. Lower intercostal veins drain directly into the azygos vein on the right and the hemiazygos vein on the left. Synonym: posterior intercostal veinSee also: veinintercostal vein
Related to intercostal vein: azygos vein, brachiocephalic vein, highest intercostal vein, Supreme intercostal veinSynonyms for intercostal veinnoun several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cageSynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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