Definition of Femoral vein

1. Noun. A vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein.

Exact synonyms: Vena Femoralis
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Thigh

Medical Definition of Femoral vein

1. The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Femoral Vein

femoral fossa
femoral fractures
femoral hernia
femoral muscle
femoral neck fractures
femoral nerve
femoral opening
femoral plexus
femoral pulse
femoral reflex
femoral region
femoral ring
femoral septum
femoral sheath
femoral triangle
femoral vein (current term)
femoris
femoroabdominal reflex
femorocele
femoropatellar joint
femoropopliteal occlusive disease
femorotibial
fems
femspeak
femto-
femtoampere
femtoamperes
femtobarn

Literary usage of Femoral vein

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

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"1889) endeavors to throw additional light upon the still disputed question as to the best operative treatment of wounds of the femoral vein. ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The femoral vein accompanies the femoral artery through the upper two- thirds of the thigh. In the lower part of its course it lies external to the artery ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The femoral vein accompanies the femoral artery through the upper two- thirds of the thigh. In the lower part of its course it lies external to the artery ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The femoral vein (v. femoralis) (Figs. 521 and 522) accompanies the femoral artery through ... The valves in the femoral vein are four or five in number. ..."

5. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1890)
"Wounds of common femoral vein, not done in tumor operations, ... 26 cases of ligation of common femoral vein, wounded in extirpation of tumor: 16 recovered ..."

6. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The femoral vein is the direct proximal continuation of the popliteal vein. It begins at the opening in the adductor magnus, through which it enters the ..."

7. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"femoral vein. Continuous by its superior extremity with the external iliac vein, and inferiorly with the popliteal, this femoral vein is remarkable for its ..."

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