epigastric vein

Types:

inferior epigastric vein, vena epigastrica inferior

empties into the external iliac vein

superficial epigastric vein, vena epigastrica superficialis

empties into the great saphenous vein

superior epigastric veins, venae epigastricae superiores

veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery

Type of:

vein, vena, venous blood vessel

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart