Definition of Accessory hemiazygos vein

1. Noun. A vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein.


Medical Definition of Accessory hemiazygos vein

1. Formed by the union of the fourth to seventh left posterior intercostal veins, passes along the side of the bodies of the fifth, sixth, and seventh thoracic vertebrae, then crosses the midline behind the aorta, oesophagus, and thoracic duct, and empties into the azygos vein, sometimes in common with the hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena azygos minor superior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accessory Hemiazygos Vein

accessory canal
accessory cartilage
accessory cephalic vein
accessory chromosome
accessory cloud
accessory clouds
accessory cramp
accessory cuneate nucleus
accessory during the fact
accessory equipment
accessory flexor muscle of foot
accessory flower part
accessory fruit
accessory fruits
accessory gland
accessory hemiazygos vein (current term)
accessory hemiazygous vein
accessory ligaments
accessory meningeal branch of middle meningeal artery
accessory mineral
accessory minerals
accessory molecules
accessory nasal cartilages
accessory nerve
accessory nerve lymph nodes
accessory nerve trunk
accessory nerves
accessory olivary nuclei

Literary usage of Accessory hemiazygos vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein is formed, on the left side of the body, ... Before it terminates it may receive the accessory hemiazygos vein. ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray, Warren Harmon Lewis (1918)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein (v. hemiazygos accessoria; vena azygos minor superior) descends on the left side of the vertebral column, and varies inversely ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"The accessory hemiazygos vein is formed, on the left side of the body, by the union of the intercostal veins of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"... usually receives the left bronchial vein, and sometimes the left superior phrenic vein, and communicates below with the accessory hemiazygos vein. ..."

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