thyroid vein

English Thesaurus

1. any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area (noun.body)

hypernym	:	vein, vena, venous blood vessel,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (noun.body)

hyponym	:	inferior thyroid vein,
definition	:	any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein (noun.body)

hyponym	:	middle thyroid vein,
definition	:	a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein (noun.body)

hyponym	:	superior thyroid vein,
definition	:	a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein (noun.body)