Definition of Pectoral vein

1. Noun. Veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein.

Exact synonyms: Vena Pectoralis
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectoral Vein

pectoral branch of thoracoacromial artery
pectoral fascia
pectoral fin
pectoral fins
pectoral girdle
pectoral girdles
pectoral glands
pectoral group of axillary lymph nodes
pectoral medallion
pectoral muscle
pectoral muscles
pectoral reflex
pectoral region
pectoral ridge
pectoral sandpiper
pectoral vein (current term)
pectoral veins
pectoralgia
pectoralis
pectoralis major
pectoralis majors
pectoralis minor
pectoralis muscles
pectorally
pectorals
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquous
pectoriloquy
pectorodorsal muscle

Literary usage of Pectoral vein

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

1. A Course of Instruction in Zootomy (vertebrata.) by Thomas Jeffery Parker (1906)
"The systemic veins may be injected from the pectoral vein, but better results are ... pectoral vein should first be tied or clamped with bull-dog forceps. ..."

2. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... pc. left pectoral arteries and veins; pc.a. right pectoral artery ; pc.v. right pectoral vein ; pma posterior mesenteric artery; ..."

3. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"PI», left ventricle; pc, left pectoral arteries and veins- pc.a, right pectoral artery; pc.v, right pectoral vein ; pma, posterior mesenteric artery; pic, ..."

4. A Course in Vertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1905)
"The pectoral vein receives at its proximal end the internal mammary vein, which lies alongside the mammary artery on the inner surface of the ribs. ..."

5. A Course in Vertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1905)
"... comes from the wing; the right pectoral, which comes from the pectoral muscles; and the right jugular vein, which comes from the head. The pectoral vein ..."

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