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Batson venous plexus

Batson venous plexus noun: a network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.

Noun

Batson venous plexus

  1. A network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.

Origin of Batson venous plexus

Named after anatomist Oscar Vivian Batson, who first described it in 1940.

Questions about Batson venous plexus

What does Batson venous plexus mean?
Batson venous plexus means a network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.
What part of speech is Batson venous plexus?
Batson venous plexus is a noun.

Words near Batson venous plexus in the dictionary

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