common iliac vein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two veins, of which one is formed on each side of the body by the union of the external and internal iliac veins, and which unite to form the inferior vena cava at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

Word forms

common iliac vein common iliac veins
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