accessory hemiazygos vein

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A vein that is formed by the union of the fourth to seventh left posterior intercostal veins, passes along the fifth, sixth, and seventh thoracic vertebrae, crosses the midline behind the aorta, esophagus, and thoracic duct, and empties into the azygos vein.

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“There is such a vein of intelligence and deeply steeped expertise among them,” he says.
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For the dapper gent whose favorite accessory is a strong cocktail.
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Whenever I look for a vein of sadness in Oliona it melts away.
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In the decade following World War I, Hopper settled on a vein of imagery that has been his special glory ever since.
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Through it runs a vein about one vara wide, extending east and west for some distance.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
A vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '
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The length of the fibre, moreover, cannot be determined with any absolute certainty from the thickness of the vein.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
We have likewise found a vein of plumbago, which was an object of search, on the supposition that it was coal.
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The specimen of this breccia is attached to a plate of granular quartz, and may possibly have been part of a vein.
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