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COLIC VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does colic vein mean?
• COLIC VEIN (noun)
The noun COLIC VEIN has 1 sense:
1. vein serving the large intestine
Familiarity information: COLIC VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vein serving the large intestine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
colic vein; vena colica
Hypernyms ("colic vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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