HyperDic: perforating_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *perforating vein*:
NOUN	body	perforating vein, vena perforantis	veins that accompany the perforating arteries

English > *perforating vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein.
Synonym	vena perforantis
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena perforante