vena azygos

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noun

one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls;
arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
• Syn:
azygos vein, azygous vein
• Hypernyms:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel