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lumbar vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lumbar vein - veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexusesvena lumbalisvein, 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" |
EncyclopediaSeeveinlumbar vein
lum·bar vein (lŭm'bahr vān) Veins accompanying the lumbar arteries, which drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses, and terminate anteriorly as follows: the first and second in the ascending lumbar vein, the third and fourth in the inferior vena cava, and the fifth in the iliolumbar vein; all communicate via the ascending lumbar veins. lumbar veinAny of the four veins on each side of the body that run transversely and drain the posterior abdominal wall; they accompany the lumbar arteries. The lumbar veins, which are interconnected with each other and with the epigastric veins, empty into the inferior vena cava or the azygos vein. See also: veinlumbar vein
Related to lumbar vein: lumbar nerve, lumbar artery, common iliac veinSynonyms for lumbar veinnoun veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexusesSynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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