inferior thyroid vein

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Noun1.inferior thyroid vein - any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein
thyroid vein, vena thyroidea - any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area
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The bleeding point was located in the superior thyroid artery in one patient and inferior thyroid vein in the other patient.
On the side of the absent thyroid, the superior thyroid artery, superior thyroid vein, middle thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid vein, and parathyroid glands were in the normal locations.
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