lumbar vein

Definitions of lumbar vein
  1. noun
    veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
    synonyms: vena lumbalis
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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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