WordNet
intercostal vein
n. several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: vena intercostalis]
Usage examples of "intercostal vein".
The superior mesenteric artery and the intercostal vein were severed to begin with, which is why he lost blood so fast, but by the time I opened him, both vessels had knitted up except for a small tear in each.