Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azygos vein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: azy-gos vein
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava

Inflected Forms

azygos veins (plural) azygous vein (alternative, nonstandard)

Synonyms

azygous vein vena azygos

Questions

What does azygos vein mean?: a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava

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