pectoral vein

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   veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein

   Synonymsvena pectoralis

   Broadervein

Questions about pectoral vein

What does pectoral vein mean?

pectoral vein means "veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein".

What is another word for pectoral vein?

Close synonyms include vena pectoralis. 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 pectoral vein a common word?

pectoral 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.