Mediastinal vein


mediastinal vein n.
Any of several small veins from the mediastinum emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the superior vena cava.

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    mediastinography me·di·as·ti·nog·ra·phy (mē’dē-ās’tə-nŏg’rə-fē) n. Radiography of the mediastinum.

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