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- noun anatomy The large
vein which returns blood from the head, neck,thorax and both upper limbs to the rightatrium of the heart.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
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