NOUN
- one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
How To Use azygous vein In A Sentence
- It is characterised by stenoses (narrowing) of the internal jugular vein (which runs down the side of the neck) and/or the azygous veins (which run up the side of the vertebrae). Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- The azygous vein and the periesophageal tissue are widely resected.
- The thoracic duct was identified, lying between the right azygous vein and the descending aorta just in front of the spine.