thoracoepigastric vein

Definitions of thoracoepigastric vein
  1. noun
    a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein
    synonyms: vena thoracoepigastrica
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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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