thebesian veins

small·est car·di·ac veins

[TA] numerous small valveless venous channels that open directly into the chambers of the heart from the capillary bed in the cardiac wall, enabling a form of collateral circulation unique to the heart. Synonym(s): venae cardiacae minimae [TA], venae cordis minimae ☆ , thebesian veins

Thebesius,

Adam C., German physician, 1686-1732. thebesian foramina - a number of fossae in the wall of the right atrium containing the openings of minute intramural veins. Synonym(s): foramina of the venae minimaethebesian valve - a delicate fold of endocardium at the opening of the coronary sinus into the right atrium. Synonym(s): valve of coronary sinusthebesian veins - numerous small valveless venous channels that open directly into the chambers of the heart from the capillary bed in the cardiac wall, enabling a form of collateral circulation unique to the heart. Synonym(s): venae cordis minimae