Definition of Oblique vein of the left atrium

1. Noun. A tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium.

Exact synonyms: Vena Obliqua Atrii Sinistri
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblique Vein Of The Left Atrium

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oblique vein of left atrium
oblique vein of the left atrium (current term)
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obliquus capitis inferior
obliquus capitis superior

Literary usage of Oblique vein of the left atrium

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

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The Oblique Vein of the Left Atrium (c. obliqua utr'd sinistri [Marshalli]; oblique vein of Marshall) is a small vessel which descends obliquely on the back ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The Oblique Vein of the Left Atrium (v. obliqua atrii sinistri [Marshalli]; oblique vein of Marshall) is a small vessel which descends obliquely on the back ..."

3. A Laboratory manual and text-book of embryology by Charles William Prentiss (1922)
"... the common cardinal on the left side; the remaining portions become the accessory hemiazygos and the inconstant oblique vein of the left atrium (Fig. ..."

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