The iliolumbar vein is the vena comitans of the iliolumbar artery. The obturator nerve crosses superficial to it. A single vein is found more commonly than a double vein. It drains vertebral segments four and five. It is closely related to the ascending lumbar vein. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliolumbar_vein ]
Synonyms: ilio-lumbar vein
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- EMAPA:37152 (MA:th)
- MA:0002146
- UMLS:C0226760 (ncithesaurus:Iliolumbar_Vein)
- NCIT:C53048
- SCTID:286793006
- Wikipedia:Iliolumbar_vein
- FMA:18902
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uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
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Subclass of:
- vein
- part of some system
- drains some vertebra
- connected to some common iliac vein
- tributary of some internal iliac vein