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    VENA ILIACA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of three veins draining the pelvic areaplay

    Synonyms:

    iliac vein; vena iliaca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("vena iliaca" is a kind of...):

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

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vena iliaca"):

    hypogastric vein; internal iliac vein (a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein)

    external iliac vein (a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein)

    common iliac vein (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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