English
Detailed Synonyms for azygous vein in English
azygous vein:
azygous vein [the ~] noun
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the azygous vein
– 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 1the azygous vein; the vena azygos; the azygos vein– 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 1