Medical Dictionary

suprarenal vein

noun

Medical Definition of SUPRARENAL VEIN

:  either of two veins of which one arises from the right adrenal gland and empties directly into the inferior vena cava while the other arises from the left adrenal gland, passes behind the pancreas, and empties into the renal vein on the left side

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