uterine vein

Other forms: uterine veins

Definitions of uterine vein
  1. noun
    one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein
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    type of:
    vein, vena, venous blood vessel
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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