Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun accessory_vertebral_vein
1 sense of accessory vertebral vein
Sense 1
accessory vertebral vein, vena vertebralis accessoria -- (a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic 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")