TIBIAL VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein

Synonyms:

tibial vein; vena tibialis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

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