azygos

azygos
1. An unpaired (azygous) anatomical structure. 2. SYN: a. vein. [G. a- priv. + zygon, a yoke]
- a. continuation (of the inferior vena cava) a congenital anomaly in which the infrahepatic portion of the vena cava fails to form, and venous drainage of the lower body is maintained through a persistent right supracardinal vein, which becomes a large a. vein.

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azy·gos ā-'zī-gəs n an azygos anatomical part
azy·gos also azy·gous (')ā-'zī-gəs adj not being one of a pair <the \azygos muscle of the uvula> <the \azygos system of veins>

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az·y·gos (azґĭ-gəs) (ə-ziґgəs) [Gr., from a-1 + Gr. zygon yoke] 1. unpaired. 2. any unpaired part, such as the azygos vein.

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