VENA OBTURATORIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena obturatoria mean? 

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

1. a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA OBTURATORIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

obturator vein; vena obturatoria

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

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