azygous vein - meaning and definition. What is azygous vein
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What (who) is azygous vein - definition

VEIN
Vena azygos; Azygos veins; Azygous vein; Arch of the azygos vein; Azygous
  • Structure and location of Azygos vein

Azygous         
·adj Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.
azygous         
['az?g?s]
¦ adjective Anatomy & Biology (of an organic structure) not existing in pairs; single.
Origin
C19: from Gk azugos, from a- 'without' + zugon 'yoke', + -ous.
Femoral vein         
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LARGE BLOOD VESSEL IN THE THIGH
Superficial femoral vein; Iliofemoral vein; Common femoral vein; Vena femoralis; Femoral veins; Subsartorial vein
In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor hiatus (an opening in the adductor magnus muscle) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein.

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Azygos vein

The azygos vein is a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava. It connects the systems of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and can provide an alternative path for blood to the right atrium when either of the venae cavae is blocked.