costoaxillary vein

costoaxillary vein definition - medical

cos·to·ax·il·lar·y vein (kŏsˌtō-ăkˈsə-lĕrˌē)

noun
Any of a number of anastomotic veins connecting the intercostal veins of the first to the seventh intercostal spaces with the lateral thoracic or the thoracoepigastric vein.

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