Hemiazygos vein

Hemiazygos vein
Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. (Hemiazygos vein visible at center-left.)
The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.
Details
PrecursorLeft supracardinal vein
Drains toAzygos vein
Identifiers
Latinvena hemiazygos
TA98A12.3.07.004
TA24764
FMA4944 4944, 4944
Anatomical terminology

The hemiazygos vein (vena azygos minor inferior) is a vein running superiorly in the lower thoracic region, just to the left side of the vertebral column.

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