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

1 sense of perforating vein

Sense 1
perforating vein, vena perforantis -- (veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral 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")