renal vein

1. 1.

   veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra

   Synonymsvena renalis

   Broadervein

   Part ofkidney

Questions about renal vein

What does renal vein mean?

renal vein means "veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra".

What is another word for renal vein?

Close synonyms include vena renalis. 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.