INTERCAPITULAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intercapitular vein mean? 

• INTERCAPITULAR VEIN (noun)
  The noun INTERCAPITULAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot

  Familiarity information: INTERCAPITULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERCAPITULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

intercapitular vein; vena intercapitalis

Hypernyms ("intercapitular vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("intercapitular vein" is a part of...):

foot; human foot; pes (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint)

hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)