Pericardial Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Several small veins from the pericardium.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Several small veins from the pericardium, including the pericardial vein, drain directly into the azygos vein.
- Draining and refilling the pericardial space may occur through the absorption by lymphatic channels and small pericardial veins.
- The coronary sinus and pericardial vein are part of the coronary circulation system that supplies and drains the myocardium.
- Some pericardial veins drain into the superior vena cava via the accessory hemiazygos vein or directly into the superior vena cava.
- Normally, the pericardial space contains small pericardial veins that communicate with the myocardial veins and eventually drain into the coronary sinus.