Meanings
nounfemoral vein (plural femoral veins)
plural femoral veins
- anatomyThe vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein
Similar
vena femoralis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
femoral vein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20vein
MLA
“femoral vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20vein. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femoral vein,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20vein.
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