infrasegmental vein
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Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
pars intersegmentalis — [TA] intersegmental part: any of the veins lying between and draining adjacent bronchopulmonary segments and supplying a main branch of a right or left pulmonary vein; called also infrasegmental or intersegmental vein … Medical dictionary
