HyperDic: femoral_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression femoral vein:
NOUNbodyfemoral vein, vena femoralisa vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath
English > femoral vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein.
Synonymvena femoralis
Part ofthighThe part of the leg between the hip and the knee
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena femoral
Catalanvena femoral

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