vena circumflexa
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Related to vena circumflexa: circumflex artery, external iliac artery, superficial epigastric vein, Deep circumflex iliac artery, superficial circumflex iliac vein, Superficial epigastric artery, Superficial circumflex iliac artery
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| Noun | 1. | vena circumflexa - any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name circumflex iliac vein, vena circumflexa ilium - accompanies the artery of the same name circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris - either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |