circumflex femoral vein

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Noun circumflex femoral vein has 1 sense

circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris - either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
--₁ is a kind of circumflex vein, vena circumflexa

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Term: Circumflex Femoral Vein

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: Anatomy

Description: The circumflex femoral vein is a blood vessel that runs alongside and corresponds to the path of the circumflex femoral artery. It is responsible for transporting deoxygenated blood from the lower limb back to the heart.

Examples:

The surgeon carefully ligated the circumflex femoral vein during the operation.
Thrombosis in the circumplex femoral vein can lead to pain and swelling in the leg.

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