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thoracoepigastric vein ThesaurusNoun | 1. | thoracoepigastric vein - a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic veinvena thoracoepigastricavein, 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" |
thoracoepigastric vein
tho·ra·co·ep·i·gas·tric vein [TA] one of two veins, sometimes a single vein, arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary or the lateral thoracic vein, thus forming an anastomotic or collateral pathway between tributaries of the inferior and superior venae cavae. Synonym(s): vena thoracoepigastrica [TA]tho·ra·co·ep·i·gas·tric vein (thōr'ă-kō-ep-i-gas'trik vān) [TA] One of two veins, sometimes a single vein, arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary or the lateral thoracic vein, thus forming an anastomotic or collateral pathway between tributaries of the inferior and superior venae cavae. thoracoepigastric vein Related to thoracoepigastric vein: paraumbilical vein, superficial epigastric vein, lateral thoracic vein, Mondor's diseaseSynonyms for thoracoepigastric veinnoun a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic veinSynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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