VENA CUTANEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena cutanea mean? 

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

1. one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA CUTANEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cutaneous vein; vena cutanea

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

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