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

1 sense of dorsal scapular vein

Sense 1
dorsal scapular vein, vena scapularis dorsalis -- (vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery)
       => 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")