vena hemizygos (Meaning)
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vena hemizygos (n)
a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
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a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
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The vena hemizygos forms by the union of the left ascending lumbar vein and the left lower azygos vein.
It ascends on the left side of the vertebral column alongside the aorta.
The vena hemizygos receives tributaries from the intercostal veins and the left renal vein.
It drains into the azygos vein at the level of the eighth thoracic vertebra.
