superficial vein
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Superficial vein — is a term used to describe a vein that is close to the surface of the body. It is used to differentiate veins that are close to the surface from veins that are far from the surface, known as deep veins.Superficial veins are not paired with an… … Wikipedia
Vein — In the circulatory system, a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart (as opposed to artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart). The majority of veins in the body carry low oxygen blood from the tissues back … Wikipedia
vein stripping — venous stripping the removal of a superficial vein or veins from a body part, usually from the lower limb in treatment of varicose veins … Medical dictionary
superficial temporal vein — n TEMPORAL VEIN (a(1)) … Medical dictionary
Superficial epigastric — can refer to: * Superficial epigastric artery * Superficial epigastric vein … Wikipedia
Femoral vein — Vein: Femoral vein Drawing of the left femoral triangle shows superior portion of the femoral vein … Wikipedia
Superficial temporal vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae temporales superficiales GraySubject = 167 GrayPage = 645 Caption = Veins of the head and neck. ( Sup. Temp. labeled at center, anterior to the ear.) Caption2 = Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view.… … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Median cubital vein — Vein: Median cubital vein Superficial veins of the upper limb. The median cubital vein is labelled (in latin) Vena mediana cubiti. Latin vena mediana cubiti … Wikipedia
Cephalic vein — Vein: Cephalic veins Superficial veins of the upper limb … Wikipedia
