VENA PERONEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena peroneus mean? 

• VENA PERONEUS (noun)
  The noun VENA PERONEUS has 1 sense:

1. accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein

  Familiarity information: VENA PERONEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PERONEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fibular vein; peroneal vein; vena peroneus

Hypernyms ("vena peroneus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("vena peroneus" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)