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innominate veins

innominate veins is the plural of innominate vein.

Meaning of innominate vein

Noun

innominate vein (plural innominate veins)

  1. Synonym of brachiocephalic vein.
    • The thoracic duct ends usually in the commencement of the innominate vein, but it may enter the internal jugular, subclavian or vertebral vein. Variations in the arrangement of the main lymphatic vessels are not uncommon. The thoracic duct may remain on the right side and terminate in the right...1952, Rupert Allan Willis, The Spread of Tumours in the Human Body, London: Butterworth & Co. (Publishers), Ltd., page 31

Questions about innominate veins

What is innominate veins the plural of?
Innominate veins is the plural of innominate vein.

Words near innominate veins in the dictionary

  1. innominate artery
  2. innominate bone
  3. innominate bones
  4. innominate substance
  5. innominate vein
  6. innominate veins
  7. innominates
  8. innominatum
  9. innovant
  10. innovate
  11. innovated

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