Medical Dictionary
renal vein
noun
Medical Definition of RENAL VEIN
: a short thick vein that is formed in each kidney by the convergence of the interlobar veins, leaves the kidney through the hilum, and empties into the inferior vena cava
Illustration of RENAL VEIN
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