Lumbar veins

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Vein: Lumbar veins
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Third lumbar labeled at center top.)
Latin venae lumbales
Gray's subject #173 678
Drains to Inferior vena cava
Artery Lumbar arteries
Dorlands
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The lumbar veins are veins running along the inside of the posterior abdominal wall. They are the lumbar equivalent of the posterior intercostal veins.

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