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internal iliac vein ThesaurusNoun | 1. | internal iliac vein - a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac veinhypogastric veiniliac vein, vena iliaca - one of three veins draining the pelvic area | EncyclopediaSeeveininternal iliac vein
in·ter·nal il·i·ac vein [TA] veins that course in the lesser pelvis from the upper border of the greater sciatic notch to the brim of the pelvis where it joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein; it drains most of the territory supplied by the internal iliac artery. Synonym(s): vena iliaca interna [TA]in·ter·nal il·i·ac vein (in-tĕr'năl il'ē-ak vān) [TA] Runs from the upper border of the greater sciatic notch to the brim of the pelvis where it joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein; it drains most of the territory supplied by the internal iliac artery. internal iliac veinThe vein that accompanies the internal iliac artery; it merges with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein. Tributaries of the internal iliac vein include the gluteal, internal pudendal, obturator, lateral sacral, anterior sacral, middle rectal, vesical, uterine, and vaginal veins. See also: veininternal iliac vein Related to internal iliac vein: external iliac vein, ulnar vein, median sacral vein, anterior tibial veinSynonyms for internal iliac veinnoun a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac veinSynonymsRelated Words |