dictionary help| vena phrenica inferior --> inferior phrenic vein | medical dictionary |
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<anatomy> The vein that drains the substance of the diaphragm and empties on the right side into the inferior vena cava, on the left side into the left suprarenal vein; often a second vein on the left side passes transversely across the diaphragm anterior to the oesophageal hiatus to enter the inferior vena cava.
Synonyms: vena phrenica inferior.
(05 Mar 2000)
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