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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.
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Thigh
Medical Definition of Femoral vein
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Femoral Vein
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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