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noun
Either of the two large veins of which each drains blood from one of the kidneys and empties into the inferior vena cava.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vena renalis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vein, vena, venous blood vessel
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