VENA PERFORANTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena perforantis mean? 

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

1. veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PERFORANTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

perforating vein; vena perforantis

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

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