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azygous

[az′əgəs]

Etymology: Gk, a + zygon, not yoke

occurring as a single entity or part, such as any unpaired anatomic structure; not part of a pair. Also azygos. -azygos [az′əgos′] , n.

azygos [az´ĭ-gos]

any unpaired part, as the azygos vein.

azygous.

azygos vein a vein beginning in the abdomen as a continuation of the ascending lumbar vein; it and its tributaries serve as vessels for the return of blood from the thorax to the superior vena cava. The azygos vein also serves as a connecting link, through the ascending lumbar vein, between the venae cavae returning blood from above and below the heart. See anatomic Table of Veins in the Appendices.

azygous

see azygos.

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