VENA METATARSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena metatarsus mean? 

• VENA METATARSUS (noun)
  The noun VENA METATARSUS has 1 sense:

1. dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot

  Familiarity information: VENA METATARSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA METATARSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

metatarsal vein; vena metatarsus

Hypernyms ("vena metatarsus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("vena metatarsus" is a part of...):

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