Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun accessory_hemiazygos_vein

1 sense of accessory hemiazygos vein

Sense 1
accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygous vein, vena hemiazygos accessoria -- (a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")