COMMON ILIAC VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("common iliac vein" is a kind of...):

iliac vein; vena iliaca (one of three veins draining the pelvic area)

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