English noun: vena hemizygos | |||
1. | vena hemizygos (body) a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein | ||
Synonyms | hemizygos vein, hemizygous vein | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | ||