|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

accessory vertebral vein

DEFINITIONS OF: accessory vertebral vein

1

n a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein

Synonyms:
vena vertebralis accessoria
Type of:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES