dorsal scapular vein

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   vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery

   Synonymsvena scapularis dorsalis

   Broadervein

Questions about dorsal scapular vein

What does dorsal scapular vein mean?

dorsal scapular vein means "vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery".

What is another word for dorsal scapular vein?

Close synonyms include vena scapularis dorsalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dorsal scapular vein a common word?

dorsal scapular vein is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.