English noun: femoral vein | |||
1. | femoral vein (body) a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein | ||
Synonyms | vena femoralis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | ||
Part meronym | thigh | ||