designating or of a large vein of the upper arm, on the inner side of the biceps muscle
2.
of a basilica; basilican
: also baˈsilical
3. Obsolete
kingly
Word origin
Fr basilique < L basilicus < Gr basilikos: see basil
basilic in American English
(bəˈsɪlɪk, -ˈzɪl-)
adjective
1.
kingly; royal
2. Also: basilican, basilical
of, pertaining to, or like a basilica
Word origin
[1535–45; ‹ L basilicus ‹ Gk basilikós royal (basil(eús) king + -ikos-ic)]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alcohol, basilica, diagonal, tracer, twang
Examples of 'basilic' in a sentence
basilic
The mean basilic vein diameter was 2.84 mm.
Mukesh Kumar Garg, Dhruv Agarwal, Ambarish Satwik, Ajay Yadav, Sandeep Agarwal, VarinderSingh Bedi 2018, 'Outcomes of basilic vein transposition at 1 year of follow-up', Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgeryhttp://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=87;epage=91;aulast=Garg. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
180 underwent radio-cephalic fistulas, 100 brachio-cephalic and 50 had brachio-basilic fistulas.
Vedamurthy Reddy Pogula, Mallikarjuna Reddy Nalubolu, Ranadheer Byram, HarikrishnaMaddiboina, Sudeep Bodduluri, A P Pavan, P Banuteja Reddy, Jayaraju Juturu 2019, 'Preoperative factors predicting the outcomes of arteriovenous fistula surgery', Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgeryhttp://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2019;volume=6;issue=2;spage=74;epage=78;aulast=Pogula. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most preferred vein for the first attempt was the right basilic vein (32.7%).
Hakan Aydın, Gülsen Korfalı, Suna Gören, Esra Mercanoğlu Efe, Bachri Ramadan Moustafa,Tolga Yazıcı 2014, 'Risk factors for development of complication following peripherally inserted central',Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigationshttp://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/20/JCEI-00894.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most common site of catheter insertion was upper extremity (basilic followed by cephalic).
Amit Singh, Minu Bajpai, Shasanka Shekhar Panda, Manisha Jana 2014, 'Complications of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in neonates: Lessonlearned over 2 years in a tertiary care centre in India', African Journal of Paediatric Surgeryhttp://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=242;epage=247;aulast=Singh. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This technique avoids requirement of superficialization of basilic vein in the arm.
Parag Sahasrabudhe, Tushar Dighe, Nikhil Panse, Shraddha Deshpande, Amit Jadhav, SheetalLondhe 2014, 'Prospective long-term study of patency and outcomes of 505 arteriovenous fistulasin patients with chronic renal failure: Authors experience and review of literature',Indian Journal of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2014;volume=47;issue=3;spage=362;epage=369;aulast=Sahasrabudhe. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The blood was sampled from the basilic vein.
Jolanta Budzyńska-Włodarczyk, Małgorzata M. Michalska-Jakubus, Małgorzata Kowal, DorotaKrasowska 2016, 'Evaluation of serum concentrations of the selected cytokines in patients with localizedscleroderma', Advances in Dermatology and Allergologyhttps://www.termedia.pl/Evaluation-of-serum-concentrations-of-the-selected-cytokines-in-patients-with-localized-scleroderma,7,24294,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Complication rate for basilic vein transposition remains high at 47-71%.
Stolic R., Milinic S., Sipic M., Odalovic B., Odalovic D. 2014, 'Digital hypoperfusion ischemic syndrome in the patients with transposition of thebasilic vein', Praxis Medicahttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0350-8773/2014/0350-87731402065S.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Basilic vein was used on the access repair, avoiding catheter use.
Milton Alves das Neves Junior, Rafael Couto Melo, Catarina Coelho de Almeida, AllisonRoxo Fernandes, Neiva Maricia Pereira Jacques, Maria Lúcia Sayuri Iwasaki, AlexandrePetnys, Edgar Rabboni, Renato Manzioni 2010, 'Salvamento de acesso vascular para hemodiálise: relato de caso Hemodialysis vascularaccess salvage: case report', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492010000300014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Basilic vein was used in 26.35% cases, cephalic vein in 63.5%, and antecubital veinin 9.75% cases.
Parag Sahasrabudhe, Tushar Dighe, Nikhil Panse, Shraddha Deshpande, Amit Jadhav, SheetalLondhe 2014, 'Prospective long-term study of patency and outcomes of 505 arteriovenous fistulasin patients with chronic renal failure: Authors experience and review of literature',Indian Journal of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2014;volume=47;issue=3;spage=362;epage=369;aulast=Sahasrabudhe. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)