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COMMON ILIAC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common iliac vein" is a kind of...):
iliac vein; vena iliaca (one of three veins draining the pelvic area)