COMMON ILIAC VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common iliac vein mean? 

• COMMON ILIAC VEIN (noun)
  The noun COMMON ILIAC VEIN has 1 sense:

1. formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON ILIAC VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("common iliac vein" is a kind of...):

iliac vein; vena iliaca (one of three veins draining the pelvic area)

 Context examples 

A vein in the lower torso accompanying the external iliac artery that connects the femoral vein with the common iliac vein.

(External Iliac Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel running parallel to the internal iliac artery that joins with the external iliac vein to drain blood into the common iliac vein from the pelvic organs as well as the inner thigh.

(Internal Iliac Vein, NCI Thesaurus)