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circumflex vein

DEFINITIONS OF: circumflex vein

1

n any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name

Synonyms:
vena circumflexa
Types:
circumflex iliac vein, vena circumflexa ilium
accompanies the artery of the same name
circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris
either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
Type of:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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