Batson venous plexus

noun

A network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.

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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyA network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder, breast, and prostate) to the internal vertebral venous plexuses.

Origin

Named after anatomist Oscar Vivian Batson, who first described it in 1940.

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Batson venous plexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20venous%20plexus

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“Batson venous plexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20venous%20plexus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Batson venous plexus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20venous%20plexus.

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