deep veins
Hidden blood channels
Deep veins are blood vessels that run through the interior of the body, surrounded by muscle tissue, as opposed to superficial veins visible near the skin's surface.
They carry the majority of blood back to the heart.
Deep veins appear most often in medical contexts, particularly regarding deep vein thrombosis (DVT)—a dangerous condition where blood clots form in these vessels, typically in the legs: The long flight put her at risk for deep vein thrombosis.
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- clotCoagulated mass
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- femoralOf the thigh
popliteal · DVT · swelling · legs · circulatory · saphenous · lower extremity · vascular · embolism · compression · compression socks · ultrasound · stockings · pooling · calf · leg pain · flow · blockage
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, capillaries, capillary, aorta
- lower legankle, calf, shin, tibia, fibula
- veinsvena cava, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, jugular, venule
- venous returnvena cava, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, right atrium, muscle pump