METATARSAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metatarsal vein mean? 

• METATARSAL VEIN (noun)
  The noun METATARSAL VEIN has 1 sense:

1. dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot

  Familiarity information: METATARSAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METATARSAL VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

metatarsal vein; vena metatarsus

Hypernyms ("metatarsal vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("metatarsal vein" is a part of...):

foot; human foot; pes (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint)