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common iliac vein
noun(common iliac vein)
iliac vein
common iliac vein
noun(common iliac vein)
any of several veins on each side of the body corresponding to and accompanying the iliac arteries:
common iliac vein
noun(common iliac vein)
either of two veins of which one is formed on each side of the body by the union of the external and internal iliac veins and which unite to form the inferior vena cava —called also common iliac vein
common iliac vein
noun(common iliac vein)
a vein that drains the leg and lower part of the anterior abdominal wall, is an upward continuation of the femoral vein, and unites with the internal iliac vein —called also external iliac vein

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