| mesenteric veins | Veins which return blood from the intestines; the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| metacarpal veins | See: dorsal metacarpal veins, palmar metacarpal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right hepatic veins | Veins draining much of the right lobe of the liver (posterior segments [VI & VII] and part of the inferior anterior segment [V]) which merge to form a single or sometimes double trunk, draining into the right side of the suprahepatic portion of the inferior vena cava (between the superior surface of the liver and the diaphragm); when single, it is the largest vein of the liver. Synonym: venae hepaticae dextrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peroneal veins | Venae comsitantes of the peroneal artery; they join the posterior tibial veins to enter the popliteal vein. Synonym: venae peroneae, venae fibulares, fibular veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choroid veins of eye | Several veins (usually four) from the vascular tunic formed of veins accompanying the posterior ciliary arteries and the ciliary body; then drain into the superior or inferior ophthalmic vein. Synonym: venae vorticosae, venae choroideae oculi, choroid veins of eye, Stensen's veins, vasa vorticosa, vorticose veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal veins | Several veins from the pharyngeal venous plexus emptying into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: venae pharyngeae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary veins | Several small veins, anterior and posterior, coming from the ciliary body. Synonym: venae ciliares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle haemorrhoidal veins | An obsolete term for middle rectal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle hepatic veins | Veins draining the central portion of the liver (the superior anterior segment [VIII] and the left side of the inferior anterior segment [V] of the right lobe and the medial segment [IV] of the left lobe) which join to form a trunk that merges with that of the left hepatic veins about 90% of the time prior to entering the left side of the inferior vena cava. Synonym: venae hepaticae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle meningeal veins | The venae comitantes of the middle meningeal artery that empty into the pterygoid plexus. Synonym: venae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ruysch's veins | Portacaval anastomoses formed from vein's in the walls of retroperitoneal viscera, such as the ascending and descending colon, passing to the tributaries of the inferior vena cava in the posterior body wall instead of those of the portal vein. Synonym: Ruysch's veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle rectal veins | Several veins that pass from the rectal venous plexus (in which they anastomose with the superior rectal veins) to the internal iliac vein, which ultimately drains into the inferior vena cava. Since the superior rectal veins ultimately drain into the portal vein, the middle retal veins participate in a portocaval anastomosis, and the rectal venous plexus is subject to varicosities during portal hypertension. Synonym: venae rectales mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumflex veins | See: deep circumflex iliac vein, superficial circumflex iliac vein, lateral circumflex femoral veins, medial circumflex femoral veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phrenic veins | See: inferior phrenic vein, superior phrenic veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cockett communicating perforating veins | Mid-thigh perforation veins that connect the deep and superficial venous systems. (05 Mar 2000) |