Phrenic Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Either of two veins that drain the diaphragm.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The left phrenic vein typically drains into the left superior intercostal vein or the accessory hemiazygos vein.
- Each of the right and left phrenic veins usually arises by the junction of two or three smaller veins from the thoracic diaphragm.
- Both the right and left phrenic vein form at the junction of two or three smaller veins from the thoracic diaphragm.
- The superior phrenic vein receives the left phrenic vein and joins the inferior thyroid veins.
- In some cases, both of the phrenic veins empty directly into the superior vena cava.