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    FEMORAL VEIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac veinplay

    Synonyms:

    femoral vein; vena femoralis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("femoral vein" is a kind of...):

    vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

    Holonyms ("femoral vein" is a part of...):

    thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

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