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ILIAC VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of three veins draining the pelvic area

Synonyms:

iliac vein; vena iliaca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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