Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun iliac_vein

1 sense of iliac vein

Sense 1
iliac vein, vena iliaca -- (one of three veins draining the pelvic area)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")