SPERMATIC VEINS
\spɜːmˈatɪk vˈe͡ɪnz], \spɜːmˈatɪk vˈeɪnz], \s_p_ɜː_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k v_ˈeɪ_n_z]\
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are two or three in number on each side. They accompany the spermatic artery, and open- those of the right, into the vena cava inferior; those of the left, into the corresponding renal vein. These veins form, above the testicle, a kind of venous network, called, by some, the Spermatic Plexus; and another plexus before the psoas muscles, called the Corpus pampiniforme.
By Robley Dunglison
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