musculophrenic vein

Definitions of musculophrenic vein
  1. noun
    veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
    synonyms: vena musculophrenica
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    type of:
    vein, vena, venous blood vessel
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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