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azygous vein

azygous vein is the alternative spelling of azygos vein.

Meaning of azygos vein

Noun

azygos vein (plural azygos veins)

  1. a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava

Forms of azygous vein

pluralazygous veins

Questions about azygous vein

What is azygous vein the alternative spelling of?
Azygous vein is the alternative spelling of azygos vein.

Words near azygous vein in the dictionary

  1. azygos veins
  2. azygospore
  3. azygospores
  4. azygotic
  5. azygous
  6. azygous vein
  7. azygous veins
  8. azyl
  9. azylene
  10. azylenes
  11. azym

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