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Noun: bronchial vein
  1. Veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein
    "Bronchial veins play a role in draining deoxygenated blood from the lungs";
    - vena bronchialis

Derived forms: bronchial veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Encyclopedia: Bronchial vein