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

1 sense of obturator vein

Sense 1
obturator vein, vena obturatoria -- (a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein)
       => 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")