superior intercostal vein

n.

A tributary of the azygos vein, formed by union of the right second, third, and fourth posterior intercostal veins; right superior intercostal vein.
A vein that is formed by the union of the left second, third and fourth intercostal veins, passes across the arch of the aorta, empties into the left brachiocephalic vein, and frequently communicates with the accessory hemiazygos vein; left superior intercostal vein.

Words nearby superior intercostal vein

superior gemellus muscle, superior general, superior gluteal nerve, superior gluteal vein, superior goods, superior intercostal vein, superior labial vein, superior laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal vein, superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm, superior limb