Anatomy
renal vein Audio
re·nal vein [ reen-l veyn ]
Subclass of:
Veins
Definitions related to renal vein:
  • (vein, renal) A vein arising from the kidney; in general it drains into the caudal vena cava vein.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Short thick veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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