Definition of Thoracic vein

1. Noun. Veins that drain the thoracic walls.

Exact synonyms: Vena Thoracica
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Chest, Pectus, Thorax

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thoracic Vein

thoracic outlet syndrome
thoracic part of aorta
thoracic part of oesophagus
thoracic part of spinal cord
thoracic part of thoracic duct
thoracic respiration
thoracic rotator muscles
thoracic spinal nerves
thoracic spine
thoracic spine fracture
thoracic splanchnic nerves
thoracic stomach
thoracic surgeon
thoracic surgery
thoracic surgical procedures
thoracic vein (current term)
thoracic veins
thoracic vertebra
thoracic vertebrae
thoracic vertebras
thoracic wall
thoracica
thoracically
thoracick
thoracicoabdominal
thoracicoacromial
thoracicohumeral
thoraco-
thoracoabdominal
thoracoabdominal nerves

Literary usage of Thoracic vein

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

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"... striatum Basilar vein Suprascapular vein Acromio-thoracic vein Transversalis colli veins Long thoracic vein Vena azygos major Vena azygos minor inferior ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Thoracic vein on Dictionary.com!Search for Thoracic vein on Thesaurus.com!Search for Thoracic vein on Google!Search for Thoracic vein on Wikipedia!

Search