A pericardial vein is any vein that drains blood from the area around the heart, specifically the pericardium, and typically empties into the azygos or brachiocephalic veins. It helps in the circulation of blood around the heart tissues. The pericardium is the double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels.
Consumption
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A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form ofwasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough,spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- calledalso pulmonary consumption. Consumption of the bowels (Med.),inflammation and ulceration of the intestines from tuberculardisease.
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Consumption is an old name for tuberculosis (TB) that describes how the illness wastes away or consumes its victims.
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A convenient way to kill off a character set in a film or book set in the olden days, i.e. the old west.
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In the old B
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The action of using up a resource.
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