Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common iliac vein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon il-i-ac vein
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two veins, of which one is formed on each side of the body by the union of the external and internal iliac veins, and which unite to form the inferior vena cava at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

Inflected Forms

common iliac veins (plural)

Questions

What does common iliac vein mean?: Either of two veins, of which one is formed on each side of the body by the union of the external and internal iliac veins, and which unite to form the inferior vena cava at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

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