Noun: renal vein
- Veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
"The renal veins carry filtered blood from the kidneys back to the heart";
- vena renalis
Derived forms: renal veins
Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel
Part of: kidney
Encyclopedia: Renal vein