| ACoA | anterior communicating artery |
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| ACOM | American College of Occupational Medicine; anterior communicating [artery] |
| AComA | anterior communicating artery |
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| venae columnae vertebralis | Includes the internal and external vertebral venous plexuses, the basivertebral veins, and the anterior and posterior spinal veins. Synonym: venae columnae vertebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venae comitantes | A pair of veins, occasionally more, that closely accompany an artery in such a manner that the pulsations of the artery aid venous return. Synonym: companion veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae conjunctivales | The veins of the conjunctiva which drain primarily to the ophthalmic veins. Synonym: venae conjunctivales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae cordis anteriores | Two or three small veins in the anterior wall of the right ventricle opening directly into the right atrium independently of the coronary sinus. Synonym: venae cordis anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae cordis minimae | Numerous small valveless venous channels that open directly into the chambers of the heart from the capillary bed in the cardiac wall, enabling a form of collateral circulation unique to the heart. Synonym: smallest cardiac veins, thebesian veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae digitales dorsales pedis | They receive intercapitular veins from the plantar venous arch, join to form four common dorsal digital veins, and terminate in the dorsal venous arch. Synonym: venae digitales dorsales pedis, dorsal digital veins of toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae digitales palmares | Paired venae comitantes of the proper and common digital arteries that empty into the superficial palmar venous arch. Synonym: venae digitales palmares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae digitales plantares | Drain the plantar and distal dorsal aspects (nail beds) of the toes and pass back to form four metatarsal veins that in turn empty into the plantar venous arch. Synonym: venae digitales plantares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae directae laterales | One or more veins running a subependymal course in a coronal plane over the thalamus, terminating in the internal cerebral vein. Synonym: lateral direct veins, surface thalamic veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae dorsales clitoridis superficiales | A pair of veins on the dorsum of the clitoris, tributary to the external pudendal vein on either side. Synonym: venae dorsales clitoridis superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae dorsales linguae | <anatomy, vein> Multiple tributaries of the lingual vein draining the dorsum of the tongue, becoming increasingly larger toward the root of the tongue. Synonym: venae dorsales linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae dorsales penis superficiales | A pair of veins on the dorsum of the penis superficial to the fascia penis; they are tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side. Synonym: venae dorsales penis superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae epigastricae superiores | The venae comitantes of the artery of the same name, tributaries of the internal thoracic vein. Synonym: venae epigastricae superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae episclerales | A series of small venules in the sclera close to the corneal margin that empty into the anterior ciliary veins. Synonym: venae episclerales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae ethmoidales | Veins that accompany the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries and pass into the superior ophthalmic vein; they drain the ethmoidal sinuses. Synonym: venae ethmoidales. (05 Mar 2000) |