HyperDic: popliteal_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression popliteal vein:
NOUNbodypopliteal vein, vena popliteaa vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein
English > popliteal vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein.
Synonymvena poplitea
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena poplitea, vena poplítea

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