Hemizygous Vein (Noun)
Meaning
A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The hemizygous vein receives blood from the left sides of bodies at levels below the diaphragm via the four ascending lumbar veins.
- Drained by the left lumbar veins and the subcostal vein, the hemizygous vein collects blood from the left part of the legs.
- On the left side, the hemizygous vein forms a mirror image of the azygos system, but is more variable in its origin and termination.
- Variably, the hemizygous vein empties into the azygos vein between the seventh and tenth thoracic vertebrae.
- Originating as a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein, the hemizygous vein ascends through the thoracic cavity to join the azygos vein.