1. a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return; [syn: accompanying vein, vena comitans]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
accompanying vein
n 1: a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany
an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous
return [syn: accompanying vein, vena comitans]