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Definition of Internal iliac vein

1. Noun. A vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.

Medical Definition of Internal iliac vein

1. Runs from the upper border of the greater sciatic notch to the brim of the pelvis where it joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein; it drains most of the territory supplied by the internal iliac artery. Synonym: vena iliaca interna. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Internal Iliac Vein

Literary usage of Internal iliac vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The internal iliac vein is formed by the venne comités of the branches of ... The internal iliac vein lies at first on the inner side, and then behind the ..."

2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The tributaries of the internal iliac vein correspond in general to the various ... The internal iliac vein is formed by the union of branches which ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"This condition is not so readily explicable unless it should be shown that the internal iliac vein develops as a branch of the external, which again seems ..."

4. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"All these vessels will be studied in an inverse order to that in which they have been enumerated, and as follows : 1. internal iliac vein. 2. ..."

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