popliteal vein

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popliteal vein n.
A vein that arises at the lower border of the popliteal muscle by union of the anterior and posterior tibial veins and enters the great adductor muscle to become the femoral vein.

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popliteal vein

noun
a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein 
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