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Noun: hemizygous vein
  1. A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
    "The hemizygous vein was clearly visible on the thoracic CT scan";
    - hemizygos vein, vena hemizygos

Derived forms: hemizygous veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel