The accessory hemiazygos vein (vena azygos minor superior) is a vein on the left side of the vertebral column that generally drains the fifth through eighth intercostal spaces on the left side of the body[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_hemiazygos_vein ]
Term information
The accessory hemiazygos vein (vena azygos minor superior) is a vein on the left side of the vertebral column that generally drains the fifth through eighth intercostal spaces on the left side of the body[WP].
vena azygos accessoria
accessory hemi-azygos vein
superior hemi-azygos vein
vena hemiazygos accessoria