inferior mesenteric vein

n.

A vein that is the continuation of the superior rectal vein at the brim of the pelvis, ascends to the left of the aorta behind the peritoneum, and empties into the splenic vein or into the superior mesenteric vein.

Words nearby inferior mesenteric vein

inferior lingual muscle, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior medullary velum, inferior mesenteric lymph node, inferior mesenteric plexus, inferior mesenteric vein, inferior oblique muscle, inferior oblique muscle of head, inferior ophthalmic vein, inferior ovary, inferior petrosal sinus