VENA GENUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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 ("vena genus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("vena genus" 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)

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