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FIBULAR VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fibular vein mean?
• FIBULAR VEIN (noun)
The noun FIBULAR VEIN has 1 sense:
1. accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
Familiarity information: FIBULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
fibular vein; peroneal vein; vena peroneus
Hypernyms ("fibular vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("fibular vein" is a part of...):
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
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