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rectal vein

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Noun1.rectal vein - any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectumrectal vein - any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"


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