Medical Dictionary

peroneal vein

noun

Medical Definition of PERONEAL VEIN

:  any of several veins that drain the muscles in the lateral and posterior parts of the leg, accompany the peroneal artery, and empty into the posterior tibial veins about two-thirds of the way up the leg

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