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cardinal vein

DEFINITIONS OF: cardinal vein

1

n any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

Types:
anterior cardinal vein
a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body
posterior cardinal vein
a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body
common cardinal vein
the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins
Type of:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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