1. a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein; [syn: obturator vein, vena obturatoria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vena obturatoria
n 1: a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the
hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal
iliac vein [syn: obturator vein, vena obturatoria]