vena_circumflexa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *vena circumflexa*:
NOUN	body	vena circumflexa, circumflex vein	any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name

English > *vena circumflexa*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name.
Synonym	circumflex vein
Narrower	circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris	Either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
Narrower	circumflex iliac vein, vena circumflexa ilium	Accompanies the artery of the same name
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena circunfleja

HyperDic: vena_circumflexa