femoral vein

fem·o·ral vein

[TA]

a continuation of the popliteal vein, it accompanies the femoral artery through the adductor canal and into the femoral triangle where it lies within the femoral sheath; it becomes the external iliac vein as it passes deep to the inguinal ligament.

Synonym(s): vena femoralis [TA]

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fem·o·ral vein

(fem'ŏr-ăl vān) [TA]

A continuation of the popliteal vein; it accompanies the femoral artery through the adductor canal and into the femoral triangle where it lies within the femoral sheath; it becomes the external iliac vein as it passes deep to inguinal ligament.
Synonym(s): vena femoralis [TA] .

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femoral vein

The large vein draining the whole of the leg that lies alongside the FEMORAL ARTERY.

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