GENICULAR VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein

Synonyms:

genicular vein; vena genus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)