Medical Dictionary

posterior vein of the left ventricle

noun

Medical Definition of POSTERIOR VEIN OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE

:  a vein that ascends on the surface of the left ventricle facing the diaphragm and that usually empties into the coronary sinus—called also posterior vein

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