accessory vertebral vein

Noun
  • 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 (synset 105364437)
    hypernym: vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
    synonym: vena vertebralis accessoria

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