Femoral Vein
"Femoral Vein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein.
| Descriptor ID |
D005268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.314
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoral Vein- Femoral Vein
- Femoral Veins
- Vein, Femoral
- Veins, Femoral
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