English noun: hemizygous vein | |||
1. | hemizygous vein (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, vena hemizygos | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | ||