inferior epigastric vein
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in·fe·ri·or ep·i·gas·tric vein
[TA]corresponds to the artery of the same name and empties into the external iliac vein just proximal to the inguinal ligament.
Synonym(s): vena epigastrica inferior [TA], deep epigastric vein
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in·fe·ri·or ep·i·gas·tric vein
(in-fēr'ē-ŏr ep'i-gas'trik vān) [TA]Corresponds to the artery of the same name and empties into the external iliac vein just proximal to the inguinal ligament.
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inferior epigastric vein
The vein accompanying the inferior epigastric artery; it empties into the external iliac vein.
See also: vein
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