cardinal vein
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1. any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | vein, vena, venous blood vessel, |
| definition | : | a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | anterior cardinal vein, |
| definition | : | a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | common cardinal vein, |
| definition | : | the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins (noun.body) |
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