Definition of External iliac vein

1. Noun. A continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.

Generic synonyms: Iliac Vein, Vena Iliaca

Medical Definition of External iliac vein

1. A direct continuation of the femoral vein superior to the inguinal ligament, uniting with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein. Synonym: vena iliaca externa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Iliac Vein

external ears
external exudative retinopathy
external fertilization
external fistula
external fixation
external fixators
external gill
external haemorrhoid
external haemorrhoids
external hydrocephalus
external iliac artery
external iliac lymph nodes
external iliac plexus
external iliac vein (current term)
external intercostal membrane
external intercostal muscles
external jugular vein
external link
external links
external lip of iliac crest
external malleolar sign
external malleolus
external mammary artery
external matrix
external maxillary plexus

Literary usage of External iliac vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The external iliac vein commences at the termination of the femoral, beneath the crural arch, and, passing upward along the brim of the pelvis, ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The external iliac vein commences at the termination of the femoral, beneath the crural arch, and, passing upward along the brim of the pelvis, ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Each common iliac vein is formed by the junction of the external iliac vein and the hypogastric vein. The common iliac vein of each side is joined by the ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The external iliac vein (v. iliaca externa) (Figs. ... The external iliac vein receives the deep epigastric, deep circumflex iliac, and pubic veins. ..."

5. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"external iliac vein. This vein constitutes the principal root of the pelvi-crural ... Situated behind the crural arterial trunk, this external iliac vein ..."

6. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"external iliac vein. — The femoral vein lying on the inside of the artery, or nearer the pubes, enters the abdomen under the femoral ligament, ..."

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