vena obturatoria

1. 1.

   a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein

   Synonymsobturator vein

   Broadervein

Questions about vena obturatoria

What does vena obturatoria mean?

vena obturatoria means "a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein".

What is another word for vena obturatoria?

Close synonyms include obturator vein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vena obturatoria a common word?

vena obturatoria is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.