cardinal vein
noun
car·di·nal vein
ˌkärd-nəl-, -ᵊn-əl- 
: any of four longitudinal veins of the vertebrate embryo running anteriorly and posteriorly along each side of the spinal column with the pair on each side meeting at and discharging blood to the heart through the corresponding duct of Cuvier
called also cardinal sinus, Cuvierian vein
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“Cardinal vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cardinal%20vein. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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