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Stellate splenic vein
Starlike venous plexuses on the surface of the kidney below its capsule.
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Small saphenous vein
A vein that drains blood from the lateral border of the superficial leg and foot and joins the popliteal vein.
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Radial vein
A vein that drains blood from the forearm and the hand and joins the brachial vein.
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Popliteal vein
A vein that drains blood from the knee and joins the femoral vein.
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Ovarian vein
Either of two veins (left and right) that drain blood from the ovaries. The left ovarian vein joins the left renal vein; the right ovarian vein joins the inferior vena cava.
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Internal iliac vein
A vein that drains blood from the pelvis and buttocks and joins the common iliac vein.
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Great saphenous vein
A vein that drains blood from the superficial foot, leg, and thigh and joins the femoral vein.
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Great cardiac vein
A large vein on the anterior surface of the heart running in the coronary groove. It drains the same area supplied by the left coronary artery and empties into the coronary sinus on the back surface of the heart.
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External iliac vein
A vein that drains blood from the lower limb and abdominal wall and joins the common iliac vein.
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Cranial venous sinus vein
Any of a group of veins between the two layers of the dura mater that drain blood and reabsorbed cerebrospinal fluid from the brain and join the internal jugular vein.
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