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cardinal vein common cardinal vein duct of Cuvier

Main Entry: car·di·nal vein
Pronunciation: kärd-nl-, -n-l-
Function: noun
: 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