Openings of smallest cardiac veins
Foramina venarum minimarum
- Latin eponym: Foramina Thebesii
- Eponym: Openings of Thebesian veins
Definition
The foramina venarum minimarum (foramina Thebesii) are the orifices of minute veins (venœ cordis minimœ), which return blood directly from the muscular substance of the heart.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
