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A blood vessel accompanying another vessel or a nerve; the veins accompanying an artery, often two in number, are called venae comitantes or venae comites.

Origin: L. A companion, fr. Com-, together, + eo, pp. Itus, to go

(05 Mar 2000)


Terms mentioned in text: blood vessel, vessel, nerve, veins, artery, number, venae comitantes
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