su·preme in·ter·cos·tal vein

[TA]

the vein draining the first intercostal space into either the vertebral or the brachiocephalic vein.

Synonym(s): vena intercostalis suprema [TA], highest intercostal vein

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high·est in·ter·cos·tal vein

(hī'ĕst in'tĕr-kos'tăl vān)

Drains the first intercostal space into either the vertebral or the brachiocephalic vein.

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