OBTURATOR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obturator vein mean? 

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

1. a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBTURATOR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

obturator vein; vena obturatoria

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

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