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Noun: femoral vein
  1. A vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein
    - vena femoralis

Derived forms: femoral veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: thigh

Encyclopedia: Femoral vein

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