arcuate veins of kidney
pl.n.
The veins that parallel the arcuate arteries, receive blood from the interlobular veins and the rectal venules, and terminate in the interlobar veins.
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Nearby words
- arcuate artery,
- arcuate artery of kidney,
- arcuate fiber,
- arcuate ligament,
- arcuate nuclei,
- arcuate zone,
- arcuation,
- arcus,
- arcus cornealis,
- arcus senilis
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