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femoral vein
noun(femoral vein)
the chief vein of the thigh that is a continuation of the popliteal vein, accompanies the femoral artery in the upper part of its course, and continues above the inguinal ligament as the external iliac vein
femoral vein
noun(femoral vein)
a vein that accompanies the lateral femoral circumflex artery and empties into the femoral vein or sometimes into one of its tributaries and that corresponds to the deep femoral artery
femoral vein
noun(femoral vein)
a vein accompanying the medial femoral circumflex artery and emptying into the femoral vein or sometimes into one of its tributaries and corresponding to the deep femoral artery

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