oblique vein of the left atrium

oblique vein of the left atrium

noun

Definition of OBLIQUE VEIN OF THE LEFT ATRIUM

: a small vein that passes obliquely down the posterior surface of the left atrium, empties into the coronary sinus, and is a remnant of the left duct of Cuvier—called also oblique vein, oblique vein of left atrium, oblique vein of Marshall