Bronchial Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The bronchial veins are typically small and drain into the azygos vein and its tributaries.
- The bronchial veins play a crucial role in draining blood from the bronchi and the air sacs surrounding them.
- Dissection of the azygos vein revealed several small bronchial veins that emptied into it.
- The bronchial veins are responsible for draining deoxygenated blood from the bronchi to the azygos vein.
- In the left lung, the bronchial veins empty into the accessory hemiazygos vein before draining into the azygos vein.