Retzius's vein

noun

Ret·​zi·​us's vein

ˈretsēəs(ə̇z)-

: any of various veins in the dorsal part of the abdomen forming anastomoses between the inferior vena cava and the superior and inferior mesenteric veins

Word History

Etymology

after Anders Adolf Retzius †1860 Swedish anatomist and anthropologist

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