subcostal vein

noun

Medical Definition of subcostal vein

: either of two veins:

a : one that arises on the right side of the anterior abdominal wall, follows a course along the lower margin of the twelfth rib, and joins in the formation of the azygos vein

— called also right subcostal vein

b : one on the left side of the body that usually empties into the hemiazygos vein

— called also left subcostal vein

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“Subcostal vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/subcostal%20vein. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.

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