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vena obliqua atrii sinistri (medicine)


vena obliqua atrii sinistri -->
oblique vein of left atrium


A small vein on the posterior wall of the left atrium which merges with the great cardiac vein to form the coronary sinus; it is developed from the left common cardinal vein, and occasionally persists as a left superior vena cava.

Synonym: vena obliqua atrii sinistri, Marshall's oblique vein.