inferior thyroid vein

inferior thyroid vein definition - medical

inferior thyroid vein

noun
A vein that is formed by veins from the isthmus and lateral lobe of the thyroid gland and the plexus thyroideus impar, terminating in the left brachiocephalic vein.

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