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ILIAC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of three veins draining the pelvic area
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("iliac vein" 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 "iliac vein"):
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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