accessory_vertebral_vein
1. [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
Synonyms: vena_vertebralis_accessoria
Related terms: vein
Similar spelling:   accessory_cephalic_vein
  accessory_hemiazygos_vein
  accessory_hemiazygous_vein