VENA COLICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena colica mean? 

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

1. vein serving the large intestine

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA COLICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vein serving the large intestine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

colic vein; vena colica

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

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