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Definition of Accessory hemiazygos vein

1. Noun. A vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein.

Medical Definition of Accessory hemiazygos vein

1. Formed by the union of the fourth to seventh left posterior intercostal veins, passes along the side of the bodies of the fifth, sixth, and seventh thoracic vertebrae, then crosses the midline behind the aorta, oesophagus, and thoracic duct, and empties into the azygos vein, sometimes in common with the hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena azygos minor superior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accessory Hemiazygos Vein

Literary usage of Accessory hemiazygos vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein is formed, on the left side of the body, ... Before it terminates it may receive the accessory hemiazygos vein. ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray, Warren Harmon Lewis (1918)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein (v. hemiazygos accessoria; vena azygos minor superior) descends on the left side of the vertebral column, and varies inversely ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein is formed, on the left side of the body, by the union of the intercostal veins of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"... usually receives the left bronchial vein, and sometimes the left superior phrenic vein, and communicates below with the accessory hemiazygos vein. ..."

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