See Also: Thebesian(dictionary)
thebesian circulation(medicine)
thebesian foramina(medicine)
thebesian valve(medicine)
thebesian veins(medicine)

Thebesian (iou)



Thebesian adjective. L19.
[from Adam Christian Thebesius (1686-1732), German anatomist + -AN.]
Anatomy. Designating structures in the heart discovered or investigated by Thebesius.
Thebesian valve a valve at the point of entry of the cardiac vein into the right atrium. Thebesian vein any of a number of small veins bringing blood from the tissue of the heart into the right auricle.