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external iliac vein

blood vessels connecting the thigh veins to the pelvis
Class type of: subdivision of inferior vena caval tree, particular anatomical entity Q3090687
external iliac vein
Gray's Anatomy · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
vein, class of anatomical entity[4]
Subclass of
subdivision of inferior vena caval tree, particular anatomical entity
Arterial supply
external iliac artery[6]
Described by source
Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[5]
Has anatomical branch
inferior epigastric vein, deep circumflex iliac vein[8][9]
Venous drainage
common iliac vein[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en external iliac vein ar الوريد الحرقفي الظاهر ar وريد حرقفي ظاهر ar الأوردة الحرقفية الظاهرة de Vena iliaca externa es vena ilíaca externa fa سیاهرگ تهیگاهی خارجی fr veine iliaque externe he וריד הכסל החיצון it vena iliaca esterna ja 総腸骨静脈 ko 외장골정맥 ko 바깥엉덩정맥 pl żyła biodrowa zewnętrzna pt veia ilíaca externa ro Venă iliacă externă uk зовнішня клубова вена zh 髂外静脉
🔖 Identifiers · 15
OpenAlex ID
C2776348250
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
43kr9q
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
551997
Foundational Model of Anatomy ID
18883
Freebase ID
/m/071cpj
ICD-11 ID (Foundation)
114724775
ICD-11 ID (MMS)
XA49T5
KBpedia ID
ExternalIliacVein
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776348250
TA2 ID
5050
TA98 Latin term
vena iliaca externa
Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID
A12.3.10.024
Show all 15 identifiers +3
UBERON ID
0001316
UMLS CUI
C0226761
WikiSkripta article ID
49461

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🔗 Connections
← Venous drainage 3
femoral vein, deep circumflex iliac vein, inferior epigastric vein
Has anatomical branch 2
deep circumflex iliac vein, inferior epigastric vein
Arterial supply 1
external iliac artery
Instance of 1
vein
Venous drainage 1
common iliac vein
← Anatomical branch of 1
femoral vein
← Has anatomical branch 1
common iliac vein
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Summary

external iliac vein is a vein[1]. It is a type of subdivision of inferior vena caval tree[2] and particular anatomical entity[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 43kr9q
    Instance of → vein, class of anatomical entity
    Venous drainage → common iliac vein
    Arterial supply → external iliac artery
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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