We found 1 definitions of cardinal vein from 1 different sources.
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cardinal vein - any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates | ||
vena, venous blood vessel, vein one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect | ||
anterior cardinal vein a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body | ||
posterior cardinal vein a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body |