Library / English Dictionary |
VENA TIBIALIS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein
Synonyms:
tibial vein; vena tibialis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vena tibialis" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("vena tibialis" is a part of...):
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)