Renal vein

What does "Renal vein" mean in a report or doctor's letter? In our medical dictionary, you will find a patient-friendly explanation of the meaning of this medical term.

Explanation

The renal vein is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidneys. After the kidneys have filtered the blood, removing waste and turning it into urine, the cleaned blood needs to get back to the rest of the body. The renal vein is the "highway" that the cleaned blood uses to return to the heart and then circulate throughout the body.

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