NOUN | body | genicular vein, vena genus | veins that drain blood from structures around the knee |
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Meaning | veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein. | |
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Synonym | vena genus | |
Part of | knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu | hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella |
Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
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