vena pectoralis

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

   Synonymspectoral vein

   Broadervein

Questions about vena pectoralis

What does vena pectoralis mean?

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

What is another word for vena pectoralis?

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

vena pectoralis 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.