Giacomini vein

noun

A communicant vein between the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein.

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Meanings

nounGiacomini vein (plural Giacomini veins)

plural Giacomini veins

  1. anatomyA communicant vein between the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein.

Origin

Named after Italian anatomist Carlo Giacomini (1840–1898).

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Giacomini vein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giacomini%20vein

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